1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:03,904 [intro music playing] 2 00:00:04,505 --> 00:00:06,072 [Cena] Then. 3 00:00:07,241 --> 00:00:08,341 [Ric] Whoo! 4 00:00:08,408 --> 00:00:10,644 [The Rock] If you smell… 5 00:00:10,811 --> 00:00:11,745 [Cena] Now. 6 00:00:12,312 --> 00:00:14,113 [Roman] Acknowledge me. 7 00:00:14,780 --> 00:00:16,517 [Triple H] The king of kings. 8 00:00:16,583 --> 00:00:17,618 [Cena] You can't see me. 9 00:00:17,683 --> 00:00:18,685 Forever. 10 00:00:23,090 --> 00:00:24,258 Together. 11 00:00:30,531 --> 00:00:32,533 [crowd cheering] 12 00:00:35,969 --> 00:00:39,406 [dramatic music playing] 13 00:00:40,873 --> 00:00:42,943 [narrator] On this global stage 14 00:00:44,111 --> 00:00:46,647 in a triple main event 15 00:00:48,114 --> 00:00:49,949 who will be victorious? 16 00:00:51,617 --> 00:00:53,419 Who will leave… 17 00:00:56,189 --> 00:00:57,791 as a champion? 18 00:01:01,428 --> 00:01:02,663 [Triple H] A champion… 19 00:01:04,331 --> 00:01:05,732 is always on. 20 00:01:10,437 --> 00:01:14,173 It's a 24/7, 365 state of mind. 21 00:01:15,142 --> 00:01:16,910 [Michael] The pressure is unrelenting. 22 00:01:17,077 --> 00:01:18,579 The stakes 23 00:01:19,479 --> 00:01:21,048 are beyond high. 24 00:01:22,249 --> 00:01:24,184 [Roman] At Night of Champions, 25 00:01:24,250 --> 00:01:27,788 Solo and I do what we always do, we represent. 26 00:01:27,854 --> 00:01:30,057 [Heyman] The undisputed tag team titles 27 00:01:30,122 --> 00:01:33,060 come home to The Bloodline. 28 00:01:33,125 --> 00:01:35,996 [Sami] Roman, you manipulator. 29 00:01:36,063 --> 00:01:38,332 You want these championships, 30 00:01:38,497 --> 00:01:41,868 you can't have them. 31 00:01:46,607 --> 00:01:50,176 [Triple H] Being a champion is more than a way of life. 32 00:01:51,511 --> 00:01:53,714 It is your life. 33 00:01:55,548 --> 00:01:56,783 And, man… 34 00:01:59,252 --> 00:02:01,755 can it change your life. 35 00:02:01,821 --> 00:02:03,991 [Michael] Seth Rollins, AJ Styles, 36 00:02:04,056 --> 00:02:07,494 one of these men will be crowned the new World Heavyweight Champion. 37 00:02:09,930 --> 00:02:11,765 [Triple H] With the eyes of the world watching, 38 00:02:13,166 --> 00:02:14,668 history calls. 39 00:02:16,003 --> 00:02:19,706 And the answer will be deafening. 40 00:02:21,408 --> 00:02:22,743 [Brock] Cody Rhodes. 41 00:02:23,644 --> 00:02:26,980 [tense music playing] 42 00:02:27,914 --> 00:02:29,583 Look at this face. 43 00:02:29,650 --> 00:02:31,652 I want to fight. 44 00:02:31,952 --> 00:02:35,822 [Graves] Brock Lesnar has unfinished business with Rhodes. 45 00:02:38,025 --> 00:02:41,161 Cody Rhodes has sustained serious damage to his left arm. 46 00:02:44,064 --> 00:02:45,866 [Cody] I am going to fight… 47 00:02:50,070 --> 00:02:54,207 [Cody] …Brock Lesnar. 48 00:02:54,274 --> 00:02:56,510 [tense music playing] 49 00:02:56,576 --> 00:02:58,945 [Triple H] In this kingdom… 50 00:03:00,714 --> 00:03:03,950 this is what it's all about. 51 00:03:05,986 --> 00:03:06,987 Are you ready? 52 00:03:08,120 --> 00:03:09,456 I said… 53 00:03:10,590 --> 00:03:11,892 are… 54 00:03:13,093 --> 00:03:14,494 you… 55 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:16,530 ready? 56 00:03:18,331 --> 00:03:19,366 This… 57 00:03:20,733 --> 00:03:21,968 is a Night 58 00:03:23,804 --> 00:03:25,272 of Champions. 59 00:03:31,545 --> 00:03:34,214 [narrator] And now, live from the Jeddah Super Dome 60 00:03:34,280 --> 00:03:36,450 in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 61 00:03:36,516 --> 00:03:40,186 WWE presents Night of Champions. 62 00:03:42,255 --> 00:03:44,256 [fireworks exploding] 63 00:03:52,165 --> 00:03:55,668 [singer] ♪ I'll be your prizefighter ♪ 64 00:03:55,736 --> 00:03:58,238 ♪ I ain't ever gonna tire ♪ 65 00:03:58,304 --> 00:04:01,374 ♪ Gonna face that fire all night ♪ 66 00:04:01,441 --> 00:04:02,441 ♪ I'm gonna win ♪ 67 00:04:02,509 --> 00:04:06,245 [Michael] From the banks of the Red Sea, the cradle of civilization, 68 00:04:06,313 --> 00:04:10,016 we welcome you to a night that can shape the future direction 69 00:04:10,083 --> 00:04:11,618 of WWE. 70 00:04:11,685 --> 00:04:15,956 You are looking live at the Jeddah Super Dome in Jeddah, 71 00:04:16,022 --> 00:04:18,024 The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 72 00:04:18,091 --> 00:04:20,459 A capacity-crowd expected, 73 00:04:20,527 --> 00:04:23,864 where tonight we celebrate with three main events 74 00:04:23,930 --> 00:04:28,435 at WWE Night of Champions. 75 00:04:28,702 --> 00:04:31,304 And the first of those main events starts right now 76 00:04:31,371 --> 00:04:34,373 with a brand-new World Heavyweight Championship. 77 00:04:34,441 --> 00:04:36,810 A title that has an eagle on it. 78 00:04:36,877 --> 00:04:40,447 A tribute to the legendary winged championship. 79 00:04:40,514 --> 00:04:43,082 The McMahon family crest and a crown 80 00:04:43,150 --> 00:04:46,820 to pay homage to Bruno Sammartino. 81 00:04:48,989 --> 00:04:50,791 [singer] ♪ Gonna face that fire all night ♪ 82 00:04:50,857 --> 00:04:51,858 [Michael] Hello, again, everybody. 83 00:04:51,925 --> 00:04:54,728 And at ringside from Friday Night SmackDown on Fox, 84 00:04:54,794 --> 00:04:55,796 I'm Michael Cole. 85 00:04:55,861 --> 00:04:58,732 From Monday Night Raw on USA, he is Corey Graves. 86 00:04:58,799 --> 00:05:02,102 It is a night where we will experience a triple main event 87 00:05:02,169 --> 00:05:05,171 with repercussions that will echo around the globe. 88 00:05:05,238 --> 00:05:06,272 It's a lot to handle. 89 00:05:06,339 --> 00:05:08,308 So to help us shoulder a little bit of the load, 90 00:05:08,375 --> 00:05:10,710 please welcome our Arabic announce team 91 00:05:10,777 --> 00:05:13,813 of Jude Al-Dajani and Faisal Al-Mughaisib. 92 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:16,883 [speaking Arabic] 93 00:05:19,085 --> 00:05:21,121 [speaking Arabic] 94 00:05:23,590 --> 00:05:24,858 [speaking Arabic] 95 00:05:24,925 --> 00:05:26,459 ["Phenomenal" playing] 96 00:05:26,526 --> 00:05:28,260 [Graves] Cole, are you ready to Crown a new champion? 97 00:05:28,328 --> 00:05:29,496 [Michael] Cannot wait. 98 00:05:31,832 --> 00:05:34,734 The first of three main events. 99 00:05:37,704 --> 00:05:39,739 ["Phenomenal" playing] 100 00:05:39,806 --> 00:05:41,907 [singer] ♪ No, they don't want none They looking scared ♪ 101 00:05:42,008 --> 00:05:43,743 ♪ No, they don't really want none ♪ 102 00:05:44,544 --> 00:05:46,012 ♪ We some southern boys ♪ 103 00:05:46,079 --> 00:05:47,447 ♪ With the farmer strength ♪ 104 00:05:47,514 --> 00:05:50,450 ♪ Ain't nobody man enough To feel the pain ♪ 105 00:05:50,517 --> 00:05:52,118 ♪ And you could be next ♪ 106 00:05:52,185 --> 00:05:57,791 [Michael] AJ Styles missed four months with injury earlier this year. 107 00:05:57,858 --> 00:06:00,493 The longest stretch of his entire career. 108 00:06:00,560 --> 00:06:03,063 And, Corey, during that time, 109 00:06:03,128 --> 00:06:06,498 AJ said he started thinking about the future 110 00:06:06,566 --> 00:06:10,236 and how long he had left in WWE. 111 00:06:10,303 --> 00:06:13,205 And if this would be his last opportunity, 112 00:06:13,272 --> 00:06:16,308 his last moment to become champion. 113 00:06:16,376 --> 00:06:18,712 [Graves] I have zero doubt in AJ's ability 114 00:06:18,777 --> 00:06:20,847 to focus on a singular task. 115 00:06:20,914 --> 00:06:25,685 That task tonight, becoming the new World Heavyweight Champion. 116 00:06:25,752 --> 00:06:28,054 And you mentioned AJ's time away from the ring, 117 00:06:28,121 --> 00:06:32,025 I have to wonder will it at all affect the stamina 118 00:06:32,092 --> 00:06:35,128 of The Phenomenal One as he goes head-to-head 119 00:06:35,195 --> 00:06:38,498 with another generation-defining superstar. 120 00:06:38,565 --> 00:06:39,900 [singer] ♪ No, they don't want none ♪ 121 00:06:39,966 --> 00:06:41,234 ♪ They don't want none ♪ 122 00:06:41,301 --> 00:06:42,835 ♪ No, they don't want none ♪ 123 00:06:42,902 --> 00:06:44,671 ♪ They looking scared No, they don't really want none ♪ 124 00:06:44,738 --> 00:06:46,306 [Graves] I spoke to AJ earlier in the afternoon. 125 00:06:46,373 --> 00:06:47,806 He said… 126 00:06:47,873 --> 00:06:49,442 [fireworks crackle] 127 00:06:49,508 --> 00:06:51,645 [Graves] …he left the OC in the United States 128 00:06:51,710 --> 00:06:54,813 because if he wants to represent WWE as a champion, 129 00:06:54,881 --> 00:06:58,351 he should be able to handle business on his own two feet. 130 00:06:58,784 --> 00:07:01,787 [Michael] The new championship designed with history in mind. 131 00:07:01,854 --> 00:07:03,924 Paying homage to the McMahons, 132 00:07:03,990 --> 00:07:05,592 Bruno Sammartino, 133 00:07:05,659 --> 00:07:09,395 and the 60-year history of WWE. 134 00:07:09,462 --> 00:07:10,864 [rapper] ♪ Do it with our hands muddied ♪ 135 00:07:10,931 --> 00:07:12,299 ♪ No, they don't want none ♪ 136 00:07:12,364 --> 00:07:13,933 ♪ No, they don't want none ♪ 137 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:15,335 ♪ No, they don't want none ♪ 138 00:07:15,402 --> 00:07:16,703 ♪ No, they don't want none ♪ 139 00:07:18,638 --> 00:07:22,375 [Michael] AJ Styles versus Seth Rollins. 140 00:07:23,310 --> 00:07:26,846 One of these men will be crowned the new World Heavyweight Champion 141 00:07:26,979 --> 00:07:29,349 at Night of Champions. 142 00:07:31,418 --> 00:07:32,885 [Styles] Here it is. 143 00:07:32,953 --> 00:07:34,219 An opportunity 144 00:07:34,287 --> 00:07:37,991 to be the World Heavyweight Champion. 145 00:07:38,825 --> 00:07:40,894 [Rollins] This is an opportunity for us 146 00:07:40,960 --> 00:07:43,296 to push the industry forward. 147 00:07:43,363 --> 00:07:45,864 We make history. 148 00:07:46,465 --> 00:07:49,703 This World Heavyweight Championship, this is it, man. 149 00:07:49,769 --> 00:07:52,604 This is our moment to do something special. 150 00:07:54,707 --> 00:07:57,176 [Styles] Seth Rollins is great, 151 00:07:57,243 --> 00:08:01,114 but I want it more than the air that I breathe. 152 00:08:01,681 --> 00:08:05,385 [Rollins] I have nothing but the utmost respect for AJ Styles, 153 00:08:05,452 --> 00:08:07,620 but no one can touch me right now. 154 00:08:08,087 --> 00:08:10,857 [Graves] Two generation-defining athletes 155 00:08:10,924 --> 00:08:12,926 competing for the World Heavyweight Championship. 156 00:08:12,993 --> 00:08:14,995 This match is going to be talked about for years. 157 00:08:19,265 --> 00:08:21,234 [singer] ♪ Do it with our hands muddied ♪ 158 00:08:21,301 --> 00:08:22,736 ♪ No, they don't want none ♪ 159 00:08:22,801 --> 00:08:24,436 ♪ No, they don't want none ♪ 160 00:08:24,503 --> 00:08:25,938 ♪ No, they don't want none ♪ 161 00:08:26,239 --> 00:08:28,640 [Graves] There's a feeling in the air tonight, Cole. 162 00:08:30,075 --> 00:08:33,346 We could be on a precipice of an instant classic. 163 00:08:37,951 --> 00:08:40,653 [singer] ♪ Burn it down ♪ 164 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:42,722 ["Visionary" playing] 165 00:08:52,365 --> 00:08:55,435 [crowd cheering] 166 00:09:06,846 --> 00:09:09,582 [singer] ♪ Burn it down ♪ 167 00:09:15,422 --> 00:09:19,559 [Graves] To the surprise of no one in the WWE Universe tonight in Jeddah 168 00:09:19,726 --> 00:09:22,829 serenading The Visionary with his battle hymn. 169 00:09:26,665 --> 00:09:32,771 [crowd] ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ 170 00:09:32,972 --> 00:09:37,310 ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ 171 00:09:37,377 --> 00:09:40,880 ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ 172 00:09:41,781 --> 00:09:43,882 ♪ Oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ 173 00:09:43,949 --> 00:09:46,886 [singer] ♪ Burn it down ♪ 174 00:09:46,953 --> 00:09:48,855 [laughs] 175 00:09:48,922 --> 00:09:50,757 [Michael] You know, for Seth Rollins, there's no one else 176 00:09:50,824 --> 00:09:53,860 that he would rather be competing against tonight than AJ Styles 177 00:09:53,927 --> 00:09:55,795 for the new World Heavyweight Championship. 178 00:09:55,862 --> 00:10:00,666 Seth Rollins grew up really idolizing AJ Styles. 179 00:10:00,733 --> 00:10:05,105 AJ was the prototypical superstar to Seth Rollins. 180 00:10:05,170 --> 00:10:06,639 Seth watched AJ. 181 00:10:06,706 --> 00:10:08,574 He tried to emulate Styles. 182 00:10:10,242 --> 00:10:13,179 [crowd singing] 183 00:10:17,250 --> 00:10:19,218 [Graves] After their very first meeting, 184 00:10:19,285 --> 00:10:21,286 AJ Styles proudly declared, 185 00:10:21,353 --> 00:10:23,990 this kid is not the next AJ Styles. 186 00:10:24,057 --> 00:10:27,060 He will be the first Seth Rollins. 187 00:10:27,127 --> 00:10:30,762 And I think it's safe to say that Rollins has fulfilled that prophecy. 188 00:10:40,339 --> 00:10:43,209 [crowd singing] 189 00:10:56,823 --> 00:10:58,358 [bell rings] 190 00:10:58,424 --> 00:11:02,694 [Rome] The following contest scheduled for one fall is for 191 00:11:02,862 --> 00:11:08,968 the World Heavyweight Championship. 192 00:11:09,202 --> 00:11:11,404 [crowd cheering] 193 00:11:12,137 --> 00:11:14,374 [Rome] Introducing the challengers. 194 00:11:14,841 --> 00:11:18,178 First, from Gainesville, Georgia, 195 00:11:18,243 --> 00:11:22,615 weighing in at 218 pounds, 196 00:11:22,682 --> 00:11:24,918 "The Phenomenal" 197 00:11:24,983 --> 00:11:29,355 AJ Styles. 198 00:11:29,521 --> 00:11:31,624 [crowd cheering] 199 00:11:33,860 --> 00:11:37,597 [Rome] And his opponent, from Davenport, Iowa, 200 00:11:37,664 --> 00:11:42,367 weighing in at 225 pounds, 201 00:11:42,435 --> 00:11:48,341 Seth "Freakin" Rollins. 202 00:11:50,343 --> 00:11:53,579 [crowd singing] 203 00:12:17,637 --> 00:12:22,141 [Michael] Well, ladies and gentlemen, this is the first time in four years 204 00:12:22,375 --> 00:12:27,113 that AJ Styles has had a one-on-one match for a World Championship. 205 00:12:27,380 --> 00:12:31,451 Back in 2019, he battled for the Universal title. 206 00:12:31,516 --> 00:12:33,419 The man who held the championship 207 00:12:33,486 --> 00:12:34,820 and beat him that night, 208 00:12:35,221 --> 00:12:37,423 none other than Seth Rollins. 209 00:12:37,490 --> 00:12:40,660 Does that stick in AJ's craw as we start this match tonight? 210 00:12:40,727 --> 00:12:42,895 [Graves] I think AJ's been around this game long enough to realize 211 00:12:42,962 --> 00:12:45,131 you've got to have an extremely short memory. 212 00:12:45,198 --> 00:12:46,531 You can't dwell in the past. 213 00:12:46,598 --> 00:12:48,300 You need to focus on the future. 214 00:12:49,002 --> 00:12:51,337 [Michael] And here we go. Matchup underway. Rollins… 215 00:12:51,404 --> 00:12:53,406 [crowd singing] 216 00:12:55,074 --> 00:12:56,342 [Michael] …playing conductor. 217 00:12:57,810 --> 00:13:01,546 [Graves] It's become an increasingly hostile environment for AJ Styles. 218 00:13:02,482 --> 00:13:05,685 [Michael] But if there's one individual who will not allow that environment 219 00:13:05,752 --> 00:13:08,887 to change his game, it is the veteran, AJ Styles. 220 00:13:08,954 --> 00:13:10,022 [Graves] You're absolutely correct. 221 00:13:10,089 --> 00:13:14,526 These are two athletes who never crumble under the magnitude of the moment. 222 00:13:14,593 --> 00:13:17,230 Both men understand what is at stake here. 223 00:13:17,296 --> 00:13:18,930 [Michael] I know you feel the same way, Corey, 224 00:13:18,997 --> 00:13:22,235 but what an incredible treat tonight to call this match 225 00:13:22,301 --> 00:13:25,805 between two of the very best to ever play this game 226 00:13:25,972 --> 00:13:27,774 with a brand-new title on the line. 227 00:13:27,839 --> 00:13:30,776 And Styles taking advantage of the dropkick, 228 00:13:30,843 --> 00:13:34,146 knocks Rollins over the top rope and AJ Styles. 229 00:13:35,281 --> 00:13:37,083 [Graves] Styles offering no quarter, 230 00:13:37,150 --> 00:13:39,385 looking to bring the fight to The Visionary. 231 00:13:39,452 --> 00:13:40,620 Seth got caught off guard. 232 00:13:40,687 --> 00:13:43,689 I'm honestly a little surprised that Rollins made a mistake 233 00:13:43,756 --> 00:13:46,858 that simple with a veteran as dangerous as Styles. 234 00:13:46,925 --> 00:13:50,363 [Michael] AJ Styles says Rollins is a difficult opponent, 235 00:13:50,430 --> 00:13:52,265 and that's the way that I like it. 236 00:13:52,332 --> 00:13:55,267 However, Seth's been out doing movies 237 00:13:55,334 --> 00:13:56,569 the last couple of weeks, 238 00:13:56,636 --> 00:14:00,673 so perhaps he's not 100% focused on what's at hand here tonight. 239 00:14:00,740 --> 00:14:03,175 [Graves] I don't think movies are the issue of Seth Rollins' focus, 240 00:14:03,242 --> 00:14:05,310 but I said on my podcast after the bell this past week, 241 00:14:05,377 --> 00:14:08,613 Rollins has spent a lot of time talking about Roman Reigns, 242 00:14:08,680 --> 00:14:10,783 and if Seth is focusing on what Roman's doing, 243 00:14:10,849 --> 00:14:14,387 that means Seth's not focusing on AJ Styles as much as he needs to be. 244 00:14:14,454 --> 00:14:17,622 [Michael] Nice leapfrog by AJ. Rollins rolls through as well 245 00:14:17,689 --> 00:14:20,360 and a stalemate here in the early going. 246 00:14:23,363 --> 00:14:25,598 Styles misses wildly and AJ cannot-- 247 00:14:25,665 --> 00:14:29,102 Oh! Seth Rollins with a sling blade, 248 00:14:29,168 --> 00:14:31,871 and now Styles will look to regroup. 249 00:14:33,839 --> 00:14:35,308 Rollins out to the apron, 250 00:14:35,375 --> 00:14:37,175 and Seth Rollins with a running knee. 251 00:14:37,242 --> 00:14:39,045 AJ Styles taken down. 252 00:14:39,112 --> 00:14:40,246 [Graves] Styles is down. 253 00:14:40,313 --> 00:14:42,781 The knee just grazing The Phenomenal One, 254 00:14:42,848 --> 00:14:46,419 but what an amazing atmosphere inside the Jeddah Super Dome. 255 00:14:46,486 --> 00:14:49,122 The WWE Universe came here tonight 256 00:14:49,188 --> 00:14:51,991 knowing they are in store for something special, 257 00:14:52,224 --> 00:14:54,026 and Rollins could be thinking about ending it here. 258 00:14:55,026 --> 00:14:56,062 [Michael] AJ Styles. 259 00:14:56,128 --> 00:14:58,798 Oh, and Rollins caught him in the back of the neck. 260 00:14:58,865 --> 00:15:00,065 First cover of the matchup. 261 00:15:00,132 --> 00:15:03,236 Hook to the leg by Seth Rollins, and a kickout. 262 00:15:03,603 --> 00:15:05,438 We are in the Jeddah Super Dome here tonight 263 00:15:05,505 --> 00:15:09,308 in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Night of Champions. 264 00:15:09,375 --> 00:15:11,411 The first of three main events. 265 00:15:11,477 --> 00:15:15,281 Rollins, Styles for the brand-new World Heavyweight title. 266 00:15:16,649 --> 00:15:19,285 Rollins has won two WWE Championships, 267 00:15:19,352 --> 00:15:21,387 two Universal Championships in his career, 268 00:15:21,454 --> 00:15:23,790 and an NXT title as well. 269 00:15:24,089 --> 00:15:27,293 AJ Styles, a two-time WWE Champion. 270 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:30,228 [Graves] Styles now bulldozing Rollins back into the corner. 271 00:15:31,264 --> 00:15:33,900 [Michael] Now, burying his shoulder in the midsection of Rollins. 272 00:15:36,836 --> 00:15:38,170 You know, he had a-- 273 00:15:38,471 --> 00:15:40,772 Seth Rollins had a lot of controversial things to say 274 00:15:40,839 --> 00:15:43,810 in your sit-down interview with him on Monday Night Raw. 275 00:15:43,876 --> 00:15:45,277 Styles with a knee. 276 00:15:45,343 --> 00:15:47,280 [Graves] Rollins certainly no stranger to controversy, 277 00:15:47,346 --> 00:15:49,147 but the difference is Rollins knows 278 00:15:49,281 --> 00:15:52,017 what business he needs to handle and when he needs to handle it. 279 00:15:52,084 --> 00:15:55,521 I promise you Rollins is singularly focused in this one. 280 00:15:55,588 --> 00:15:58,257 [Michael] He talked about the reason he wants to win the title 281 00:15:58,324 --> 00:16:01,593 and that is to affect change throughout the entire industry. 282 00:16:03,195 --> 00:16:05,798 Talked a lot about Roman Reigns, the undisputed champion 283 00:16:05,865 --> 00:16:10,136 who reaches 1,000 days as champion later on tonight. 284 00:16:10,203 --> 00:16:12,238 [Graves] And Rollins also spoke to Roman Reigns, 285 00:16:12,305 --> 00:16:15,141 taking opportunity away from other members of the roster. 286 00:16:15,208 --> 00:16:17,043 Imagine what opportunities will be lost 287 00:16:17,343 --> 00:16:19,812 if Roman becomes a Tag Team Champion tonight. 288 00:16:22,113 --> 00:16:25,284 [Michael] Styles into the corner, up over the top. 289 00:16:25,351 --> 00:16:30,223 Rollins, who has not been beaten since the beginning of this year, 290 00:16:30,923 --> 00:16:33,892 running into chops now at the hands of Styles. 291 00:16:40,532 --> 00:16:44,270 Well, Rollins caught him and AJ face-first into the turnbuckle. 292 00:16:44,337 --> 00:16:45,704 [Graves] Styles is dazed. 293 00:16:45,771 --> 00:16:47,439 Rollins looking to capitalize. 294 00:16:48,641 --> 00:16:50,376 -Oh. -[Michael] Driving AJ 295 00:16:50,443 --> 00:16:53,012 through the second turnbuckle on the other side of the ring. 296 00:16:55,647 --> 00:16:57,282 [Graves] Rollins bought himself a little breathing room 297 00:16:57,349 --> 00:17:00,685 as we take another look at this as Seth launches AJ 298 00:17:00,752 --> 00:17:02,854 face-first into the middle turnbuckle. 299 00:17:04,956 --> 00:17:06,626 What I've noticed in the early moments of this matchup 300 00:17:06,692 --> 00:17:08,661 is how deliberate the pace is 301 00:17:08,728 --> 00:17:10,229 from Seth "Freakin" Rollins. 302 00:17:10,296 --> 00:17:13,698 Seth usually not afraid to pick things up, to speed things up, 303 00:17:13,765 --> 00:17:16,836 but Styles presents a very unique threat to The Visionary. 304 00:17:16,903 --> 00:17:19,704 [Michael] That chop knocks Styles right off the top rope to the apron. 305 00:17:19,771 --> 00:17:22,008 I spoke to Seth earlier, he was very confident 306 00:17:22,073 --> 00:17:26,078 coming into this matchup because he said, I've studied AJ my entire career. 307 00:17:26,145 --> 00:17:28,214 I know everything about AJ Styles. 308 00:17:28,880 --> 00:17:31,551 [crowd chanting] AJ Styles! AJ Styles! 309 00:17:31,617 --> 00:17:33,519 [Graves] Rollins now in a precarious position, 310 00:17:33,586 --> 00:17:35,655 trying to join Styles on the top turnbuckle. 311 00:17:39,225 --> 00:17:40,793 [Michael] Styles able to slip down underneath 312 00:17:40,860 --> 00:17:43,763 and now it's Rollins face first off the turnbuckle. 313 00:17:45,630 --> 00:17:49,135 It is just an electric atmosphere here tonight as it has been 314 00:17:49,235 --> 00:17:52,204 the past number of days that we've been in Jeddah. 315 00:17:52,504 --> 00:17:54,807 [crowd cheering] 316 00:18:00,713 --> 00:18:03,849 [Graves] Heavy right hands being traded by both superstars. 317 00:18:05,518 --> 00:18:08,421 [Michael] Styles slamming Rollins hard into the corner. 318 00:18:09,221 --> 00:18:11,757 And Rollins landing on the back of his neck. 319 00:18:16,529 --> 00:18:18,764 [Graves] Take a look at the impact on this. 320 00:18:18,831 --> 00:18:21,834 A snap suplex into the turnbuckles. 321 00:18:24,437 --> 00:18:28,007 The playing field once again appears to be level for the moment. 322 00:18:31,177 --> 00:18:34,413 [Michael] Again, every time Styles tries to gain an upper hand, 323 00:18:34,480 --> 00:18:36,482 Seth Rollins is there to meet him. 324 00:18:39,918 --> 00:18:41,821 Seth with some right hands and a chop. 325 00:18:43,723 --> 00:18:45,057 AJ Styles stunned. 326 00:18:45,558 --> 00:18:47,158 Blocked though, and here comes Styles. 327 00:18:47,259 --> 00:18:49,829 And that right there is classic AJ Styles. 328 00:18:52,398 --> 00:18:55,635 And that running sliding forearm to Rollins. 329 00:19:02,742 --> 00:19:05,745 You saw the demeanor changed with AJ Styles there. 330 00:19:07,279 --> 00:19:09,915 Rollins up on his shoulders momentarily. 331 00:19:10,649 --> 00:19:11,851 Misses wildly. 332 00:19:12,918 --> 00:19:14,986 Styles, face-first goes Rollins. 333 00:19:15,053 --> 00:19:18,024 Is it enough now to win the World Heavyweight title? 334 00:19:18,323 --> 00:19:20,126 Two count, kickout by Seth. 335 00:19:20,192 --> 00:19:22,828 [Graves] And you have to wonder if AJ's foot prevented him 336 00:19:22,895 --> 00:19:24,929 from earning a victory in that instance. 337 00:19:24,996 --> 00:19:26,532 AJ delivered the maneuver, 338 00:19:26,599 --> 00:19:29,068 and it took him a half a second, maybe a full second to readjust, 339 00:19:29,201 --> 00:19:31,837 to get Rollins shoulders both down on the canvas. 340 00:19:32,071 --> 00:19:33,438 This one could be over. 341 00:19:39,011 --> 00:19:41,981 And yet again AJ Styles in absolutely no hurry. 342 00:19:42,348 --> 00:19:44,817 Every movement so deliberate, thinking about a Styles Clash, 343 00:19:44,884 --> 00:19:47,485 but Rollins now bulldozing AJ back. 344 00:19:49,455 --> 00:19:50,690 -Oh. -[Michael] Elbow. 345 00:19:54,460 --> 00:19:56,762 [Graves] Styles into a reverse DDT. 346 00:19:56,829 --> 00:19:59,698 [Michael] Styles cover again to try to win the championship, 347 00:19:59,764 --> 00:20:01,667 and Rollins has the kick at two. 348 00:20:04,370 --> 00:20:05,870 [Ryan] Where he just kicked out. 349 00:20:05,937 --> 00:20:07,973 [Michael] Again, watch the impact here. 350 00:20:09,308 --> 00:20:11,711 [Graves] AJ Styles truly timeless, 351 00:20:11,777 --> 00:20:15,614 just spiking Rollins on the crown of his skull. 352 00:20:17,550 --> 00:20:20,052 [Michael] This matchup is for the brand-new 353 00:20:20,119 --> 00:20:23,054 World Heavyweight Championship. 354 00:20:23,856 --> 00:20:25,725 Both Rollins and Styles have promised 355 00:20:25,791 --> 00:20:28,594 it'll be the working man's championship. 356 00:20:28,660 --> 00:20:31,297 [Graves] Of course, the title is going to be exclusive to Monday Night Raw. 357 00:20:31,363 --> 00:20:33,933 So, Michael Cole, if AJ is victorious tonight, 358 00:20:33,999 --> 00:20:35,434 he might be joining our side of things. 359 00:20:35,501 --> 00:20:36,635 [Michael] Oh, he will be. 360 00:20:36,702 --> 00:20:40,438 As Seth Rollins delivers the boot to the face of Styles. 361 00:20:40,639 --> 00:20:42,508 And now Rollins rolls through. 362 00:20:42,575 --> 00:20:44,210 Stacks up Styles. 363 00:20:46,345 --> 00:20:48,547 [Graves] Tremendous power from Rollins. 364 00:20:48,848 --> 00:20:51,716 [Michael] A buckle bomb to Styles. 365 00:20:54,787 --> 00:20:57,790 [Graves] Seth making the long climb to the top turnbuckle. 366 00:21:00,192 --> 00:21:01,193 [Michael] Splash. 367 00:21:02,261 --> 00:21:03,262 Cover by Seth… 368 00:21:04,396 --> 00:21:07,533 to win the championship and a kickout by Styles. 369 00:21:13,706 --> 00:21:16,675 [Graves] Both men hitting one another with some heavy artillery. 370 00:21:16,742 --> 00:21:19,278 But the match continues as we look yet again 371 00:21:19,345 --> 00:21:21,447 at Seth "Freakin" Rollins 372 00:21:21,514 --> 00:21:23,581 soaring through the skies of Jeddah. 373 00:21:23,649 --> 00:21:26,619 Full extension, extreme impact, 374 00:21:26,685 --> 00:21:29,722 but not quite enough for the three-count. 375 00:21:34,193 --> 00:21:38,062 [Michael] They are on their feet at the Super Dome in Jeddah. 376 00:21:39,130 --> 00:21:42,268 Styles, Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship. 377 00:21:45,971 --> 00:21:47,239 Rollins looked for a neck breaker. 378 00:21:47,306 --> 00:21:49,274 Styles ducks underneath. 379 00:21:49,774 --> 00:21:50,775 Oh. 380 00:21:51,510 --> 00:21:54,713 Cover to win off the neck breaker. 381 00:21:55,648 --> 00:21:57,448 The neck delivered to the knee. 382 00:21:57,515 --> 00:21:59,385 Rollins able to kick out. 383 00:22:02,288 --> 00:22:05,057 [Graves] Take a look at this. Styles hoisting up Rollins 384 00:22:05,124 --> 00:22:07,458 and driving Seth across his own knee. 385 00:22:07,525 --> 00:22:08,961 Agonizing maneuver, 386 00:22:09,028 --> 00:22:11,563 particularly for someone like a Seth "Freakin" Rollins 387 00:22:11,629 --> 00:22:13,566 who's had a history of neck problems. 388 00:22:13,631 --> 00:22:15,835 Rollins went through a neck surgery many years back, 389 00:22:15,900 --> 00:22:18,137 and AJ Styles knows that full well. 390 00:22:18,404 --> 00:22:21,473 [Michael] That is why AJ Styles is one of the best ever, 391 00:22:21,674 --> 00:22:24,510 looking to win the World Heavyweight Championship here tonight 392 00:22:24,677 --> 00:22:26,212 at Night of Champions. 393 00:22:26,278 --> 00:22:27,379 [Graves] This could do it. 394 00:22:27,446 --> 00:22:29,081 [Michael] Styles looking to put Rollins away, though. 395 00:22:29,148 --> 00:22:30,316 Rollins had him scouted. 396 00:22:30,381 --> 00:22:31,884 Now hooking for the Pedigree. 397 00:22:31,951 --> 00:22:35,120 AJ Styles ducks underneath, catches him with a shot. 398 00:22:35,187 --> 00:22:36,487 Step-up enzuigiri. 399 00:22:43,062 --> 00:22:46,665 Both of these men leaving everything on the table 400 00:22:46,899 --> 00:22:48,434 in this championship match. 401 00:22:48,934 --> 00:22:51,637 [Graves] Both of these superstars are such perfectionists. 402 00:22:51,904 --> 00:22:54,373 They came into this matchup so well-prepared for one another. 403 00:22:54,473 --> 00:22:58,744 This match truly could come down to which man makes a mistake first 404 00:22:58,811 --> 00:22:59,845 that they can't recover from. 405 00:22:59,912 --> 00:23:02,114 [Michael] Styles beat Rey Mysterio and Edge, 406 00:23:02,181 --> 00:23:04,984 two Hall of Famers, and also Bobby Lashley to get here. 407 00:23:05,283 --> 00:23:07,285 Rollins knocked off Shinsuke Nakamura, 408 00:23:07,352 --> 00:23:09,687 Damian Priest, and then Finn Bálor 409 00:23:09,754 --> 00:23:11,724 to punch his ticket to Night of Champions. 410 00:23:12,424 --> 00:23:16,227 [Graves] AJ looking to deep-- dig deep into his bag of tricks for this one. 411 00:23:16,294 --> 00:23:19,465 [Michael] Indeed he is. Styles Clash from the second rope. 412 00:23:21,233 --> 00:23:22,801 Rollins, though, counters. 413 00:23:23,468 --> 00:23:25,070 [Graves] Credit Rollins' incredible core strength, 414 00:23:25,137 --> 00:23:28,173 able to muscle AJ over with his legs. 415 00:23:29,174 --> 00:23:31,510 [Michael] Now planning, Styles up on the top rope. 416 00:23:33,678 --> 00:23:37,316 Again, Rollins has had Styles incredibly scouted throughout this match. 417 00:23:37,816 --> 00:23:41,220 [crowd] …five, six, seven, eight. 418 00:23:44,456 --> 00:23:46,591 [Michael] Seth, of course, a student of the game. 419 00:23:46,926 --> 00:23:49,461 [Graves] Do you think it's even possible that this is a scenario 420 00:23:49,528 --> 00:23:52,965 where Seth Rollins knows AJ Styles better than AJ knows himself? 421 00:23:53,032 --> 00:23:54,033 [Michael] Good Point. 422 00:23:54,099 --> 00:23:56,735 And he studied AJ for 20 years. 423 00:23:56,802 --> 00:23:59,437 And now Rollins up to the second rope. 424 00:23:59,504 --> 00:24:00,839 Styles in trouble. 425 00:24:00,906 --> 00:24:03,008 What a predicament here for Styles. 426 00:24:03,075 --> 00:24:05,110 [Graves] Oh, my God. 427 00:24:05,177 --> 00:24:08,347 [Michael] Styles face first. 428 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:09,481 Rollins. 429 00:24:11,050 --> 00:24:12,251 Is this it? 430 00:24:12,318 --> 00:24:14,386 Cover for the championship. 431 00:24:14,453 --> 00:24:15,920 Kickout at two. 432 00:24:15,987 --> 00:24:17,755 What a sequence for Rollins. 433 00:24:17,822 --> 00:24:20,024 But still Styles is in this. 434 00:24:20,726 --> 00:24:21,726 [Graves] Look at this. 435 00:24:21,793 --> 00:24:23,928 First, an inverted superplex 436 00:24:23,995 --> 00:24:26,698 but Rollins maintains his grasp on AJ 437 00:24:26,764 --> 00:24:30,135 before driving Styles down yet again. 438 00:24:32,437 --> 00:24:35,841 Almost was not enough to do the job in that instance. 439 00:24:35,908 --> 00:24:38,210 And look at the wounds of battle already beginning to form 440 00:24:38,277 --> 00:24:39,745 on Seth "Freakin" Rollins. 441 00:24:41,612 --> 00:24:44,783 [Michael] Both of these men knew what they were getting into in this matchup. 442 00:24:51,223 --> 00:24:53,492 Styles trying to crawl back to his feet. 443 00:24:59,365 --> 00:25:01,265 Seth now heading up to the top rope, 444 00:25:06,405 --> 00:25:08,240 high above the Jeddah Super Dome. 445 00:25:08,307 --> 00:25:10,208 What does Seth have in mind here? 446 00:25:11,677 --> 00:25:15,147 Rollins has to roll through as Styles rolls out of the way. 447 00:25:15,280 --> 00:25:16,682 He catches him with a boot. 448 00:25:19,118 --> 00:25:21,186 [Graves] Styles perched on the top turnbuckle. 449 00:25:22,788 --> 00:25:26,591 [Michael] AJ looking for a Tornado DDT, ends up on the apron. 450 00:25:26,658 --> 00:25:28,159 [Graves] Headbutt from Rollins. 451 00:25:29,995 --> 00:25:31,697 [Michael] Brings both men to their knees. 452 00:25:39,071 --> 00:25:40,304 Styles blocks… 453 00:25:42,041 --> 00:25:43,475 does a second time. 454 00:25:45,277 --> 00:25:46,278 Rollins. 455 00:25:47,980 --> 00:25:49,581 Now AJ looks for the count. 456 00:25:52,551 --> 00:25:54,386 [Graves] A test of wills. 457 00:25:54,453 --> 00:25:56,221 Which man can overpower the other? 458 00:25:58,857 --> 00:26:00,091 [Michael] Rollins out to the apron. 459 00:26:00,158 --> 00:26:02,928 AJ Styles drops him on the back of his head. 460 00:26:02,995 --> 00:26:04,362 [Graves] That's got to do it. 461 00:26:04,696 --> 00:26:05,898 [Michael] Right on the apron. 462 00:26:05,964 --> 00:26:09,368 [Graves] If AJ can get Rollins in the ring right now, this one is over. 463 00:26:14,005 --> 00:26:15,741 Rollins has not moved. 464 00:26:16,675 --> 00:26:20,111 [Michael] The official down to check on him and-- Oh! 465 00:26:22,114 --> 00:26:24,783 Ryan Tran, the official, checking on Rollins. 466 00:26:24,850 --> 00:26:27,052 Seth apparently said he's okay 467 00:26:27,119 --> 00:26:30,222 and Styles now tries to drag him back into the ring. 468 00:26:31,490 --> 00:26:32,491 Four. 469 00:26:32,558 --> 00:26:36,261 [Michael] Man, what vicious impact to the back of the neck of Rollins. 470 00:26:37,728 --> 00:26:39,197 [Ryan] Six. 471 00:26:39,264 --> 00:26:41,867 [Michael] And now Styles loading up. 472 00:26:43,335 --> 00:26:46,038 Maybe-- Oh, was going for the Phenomenal Forearm, 473 00:26:46,105 --> 00:26:47,673 and again, Seth Rollins, 474 00:26:48,273 --> 00:26:50,943 it almost like he knew it was coming, Corey. 475 00:26:51,009 --> 00:26:53,512 [Graves] As if it was though Seth were playing a bit of possum. 476 00:26:54,012 --> 00:26:55,681 And here comes Rollins. 477 00:26:55,746 --> 00:26:57,483 Rollins, suicide dive. 478 00:26:57,549 --> 00:26:59,184 Styles taken out. 479 00:26:59,283 --> 00:27:00,284 Uh-oh. 480 00:27:01,285 --> 00:27:03,589 Rollins may have tweaked the knee. 481 00:27:04,122 --> 00:27:07,091 He came down awkwardly on that suicide dive. 482 00:27:07,158 --> 00:27:09,360 And this could be a problem for Rollins. 483 00:27:10,896 --> 00:27:14,699 [Graves] Let's take a look, if we can, at the landing of Rollins. 484 00:27:15,501 --> 00:27:17,468 Propels himself out of the ring. 485 00:27:17,535 --> 00:27:19,737 -Makes clean contact. -[Michael] Right there. 486 00:27:20,973 --> 00:27:22,674 Rollins' knee buckled. 487 00:27:22,741 --> 00:27:26,512 You saw Seth immediately go to the knee as he landed awkwardly. 488 00:27:26,578 --> 00:27:29,680 And now, the question is, did Styles see this happen? 489 00:27:30,782 --> 00:27:34,586 Did Styles realize now that there's a wound? 490 00:27:36,053 --> 00:27:37,589 [Graves] Rollins had better hope not 491 00:27:39,558 --> 00:27:41,092 because that's like chum in the water 492 00:27:41,592 --> 00:27:43,662 when you're dealing with AJ Styles, 493 00:27:44,163 --> 00:27:47,032 not to mention Rollins himself has a history of knee injuries. 494 00:27:47,099 --> 00:27:48,934 -Uh-oh, uh-oh. -[Michael] AJ did see it. 495 00:27:49,001 --> 00:27:51,235 AJ did see it because he rolls through now for the calf crusher. 496 00:27:52,236 --> 00:27:55,374 AJ Styles realizing the moment maybe now with a knee injury 497 00:27:55,439 --> 00:27:57,476 to Rollins and the calf crusher. 498 00:27:57,543 --> 00:27:59,378 The submission move locked in 499 00:27:59,444 --> 00:28:02,548 as Rollins tries to drag himself now to the bottom rope. 500 00:28:04,716 --> 00:28:07,085 [Graves] Seth able to shift his weight, but so does Styles. 501 00:28:07,151 --> 00:28:09,388 [Michael] And Styles again with the calf crusher. 502 00:28:10,289 --> 00:28:12,424 And Rollins writhing in pain. 503 00:28:14,393 --> 00:28:17,862 The veteran AJ Styles saw the injury happen, 504 00:28:17,929 --> 00:28:20,064 he immediately capitalized 505 00:28:21,832 --> 00:28:23,869 trying to get Rollins to tap out. 506 00:28:27,339 --> 00:28:29,608 Seth trying to break the calf crusher. 507 00:28:30,641 --> 00:28:35,447 [Graves] And in doing so, Seth's actually pulling AJ's pressure on his own leg. 508 00:28:36,715 --> 00:28:38,684 [Michael] It finally forces a break. 509 00:28:39,418 --> 00:28:42,654 But has the damage been done as AJ again attacks the leg, 510 00:28:42,721 --> 00:28:45,090 and a clothesline buys Rollins some time. 511 00:28:46,425 --> 00:28:49,093 [Graves] That's exactly what Seth needs in this moment. 512 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:51,730 Let's take another look to see if we can pinpoint exactly 513 00:28:51,797 --> 00:28:54,332 where Seth tweaked his knee and-- Oh. 514 00:28:54,399 --> 00:28:55,801 -[Michael] Oh. -[Graves] Right there. 515 00:28:56,834 --> 00:28:58,203 Seth's right knee. 516 00:29:02,941 --> 00:29:06,978 [Michael] This is for the brand new World Heavyweight Championship. 517 00:29:07,044 --> 00:29:09,180 Rollins versus Styles. 518 00:29:09,247 --> 00:29:11,949 AJ Styles, Corey, with an opportunity. 519 00:29:12,016 --> 00:29:15,320 Rollins, in obvious pain after tweaking the knee 520 00:29:15,387 --> 00:29:17,222 and then the calf crusher by Styles. 521 00:29:17,923 --> 00:29:22,360 [Graves] Look for AJ to continue attacking the weakened limb of Seth Rollins. 522 00:29:22,828 --> 00:29:25,129 It's a veteran strategy, it's tried and true, 523 00:29:25,197 --> 00:29:28,800 and it's what will bring AJ Styles to the World Heavyweight Championship. 524 00:29:29,967 --> 00:29:31,970 [Michael] Rollins back to his feet as well. 525 00:29:33,138 --> 00:29:35,139 [crowd cheering] 526 00:29:39,645 --> 00:29:41,913 [Michael] Every blow that Rollins throws 527 00:29:41,980 --> 00:29:43,348 you can see him suffering 528 00:29:43,415 --> 00:29:46,651 as he tries to put any kind of weight on the bad knee. 529 00:29:46,752 --> 00:29:48,919 [Graves] It also mitigates the impact of each strike 530 00:29:48,986 --> 00:29:51,689 without the ability to plant your feet before you deliver it. 531 00:29:51,790 --> 00:29:53,591 AJ Styles no such problem. 532 00:29:53,658 --> 00:29:54,793 [Michael] And here comes AJ. 533 00:29:54,860 --> 00:29:56,360 AJ starting to fire up, 534 00:29:56,428 --> 00:29:58,562 goes right back to the injured leg. 535 00:30:00,165 --> 00:30:01,699 Rollins kick to the midsection. 536 00:30:05,137 --> 00:30:07,438 [Graves] Kawada-style kicks from Rollins 537 00:30:08,540 --> 00:30:10,309 right across the bridge of AJ's nose. 538 00:30:10,375 --> 00:30:12,209 [Michael] AJ ducked underneath, caught him with a chop. 539 00:30:13,978 --> 00:30:15,246 Styles with headbutts. 540 00:30:19,818 --> 00:30:22,053 Oh, and Seth caught him with an enzuigiri. 541 00:30:22,286 --> 00:30:24,689 AJ still on his feet, went for the Pelé Kick. 542 00:30:24,755 --> 00:30:26,257 [Graves] Seth felt it coming. 543 00:30:26,324 --> 00:30:28,894 [Michael] Oh, kick right to the face. Styles down. 544 00:30:29,761 --> 00:30:33,865 And now Rollins realizes he has an opportunity. 545 00:30:33,932 --> 00:30:36,635 Went for the stomp to the hand. 546 00:30:37,002 --> 00:30:38,669 [Graves] Interesting strategy by Rollins. 547 00:30:38,736 --> 00:30:40,371 [Michael] To set up the Pedigree. 548 00:30:42,006 --> 00:30:43,175 Styles counters. 549 00:30:44,042 --> 00:30:47,145 [Graves] AJ trying to hoist up Seth. 550 00:30:47,212 --> 00:30:50,215 [Michael] Yeah. For the third time in the match looking for a Styles Clash 551 00:30:50,282 --> 00:30:51,783 and Rollins able to counter. 552 00:30:51,850 --> 00:30:53,718 Pele kick this time connected. 553 00:30:54,319 --> 00:30:55,387 And now Styles 554 00:30:56,120 --> 00:30:58,689 hooking Rollins for the Pedigree. 555 00:30:58,756 --> 00:31:00,926 Styles uses the Pedigree. 556 00:31:00,992 --> 00:31:03,462 The cover, to win the championship. 557 00:31:03,528 --> 00:31:05,330 And Rollins kicks at two. 558 00:31:08,899 --> 00:31:12,070 [Graves] A look of disbelief on the face of Rollins, 559 00:31:13,038 --> 00:31:14,939 and we are all wearing the same expression 560 00:31:15,040 --> 00:31:17,908 after seeing "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles 561 00:31:17,976 --> 00:31:21,480 deliver a Pedigree and nearly knock-off Rollins. 562 00:31:21,545 --> 00:31:23,148 [Michael] And we talked a lot, Corey, 563 00:31:23,215 --> 00:31:26,251 about whether this was AJ's last opportunity, 564 00:31:26,318 --> 00:31:28,919 whether he had enough left to get the job done. 565 00:31:28,986 --> 00:31:30,856 Those the words and the thoughts of Styles, 566 00:31:30,922 --> 00:31:34,259 and now you're starting to see it show on the face of Styles. 567 00:31:34,326 --> 00:31:36,695 [Graves] Yeah, but now cannot be the time to allow doubt 568 00:31:36,762 --> 00:31:38,530 to creep in if you're AJ Styles. 569 00:31:39,331 --> 00:31:40,665 Rely on where you've been. 570 00:31:40,732 --> 00:31:41,966 Rely on what you've done. 571 00:31:42,033 --> 00:31:43,301 Remember who you are, 572 00:31:43,368 --> 00:31:45,870 "The Phenomenal" AJ Styles. 573 00:31:46,538 --> 00:31:49,408 [Michael] Styles has tried to go three times to the Styles Clash. 574 00:31:49,474 --> 00:31:50,708 He's used the calf crusher. 575 00:31:50,775 --> 00:31:53,445 He even used Rollins' Pedigree against him 576 00:31:53,512 --> 00:31:56,214 and still has not been able to put Seth Rollins away. 577 00:31:56,814 --> 00:32:00,084 And now looking to load up. 578 00:32:01,753 --> 00:32:06,190 Rollins trying to use the ropes to bring himself back to a vertical base. 579 00:32:06,491 --> 00:32:09,127 Styles stares his opponent in the eyes. 580 00:32:11,062 --> 00:32:13,197 Oh, and Styles caught him with a forearm to the face, 581 00:32:13,264 --> 00:32:14,533 and now AJ's ready 582 00:32:15,300 --> 00:32:17,334 for the Phenomenal forearm. 583 00:32:17,502 --> 00:32:19,670 Oh, superkick by Rollins. 584 00:32:21,572 --> 00:32:24,842 [Graves] Styles maybe out, but Rollins unable to capitalize just yet. 585 00:32:24,909 --> 00:32:25,910 [Rollins] Come on. 586 00:32:27,344 --> 00:32:30,649 [Michael] Rollins in the corner ready to strike. 587 00:32:31,582 --> 00:32:32,984 Does he have anything left? 588 00:32:33,051 --> 00:32:34,218 Oh, the knee buckled. 589 00:32:34,285 --> 00:32:35,454 Went for the stomp. 590 00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:37,088 The bad knee buckled, 591 00:32:37,589 --> 00:32:40,125 and that may have saved AJ Styles 592 00:32:40,591 --> 00:32:42,726 the World Heavyweight Championship. 593 00:32:44,995 --> 00:32:47,666 Again roll through. Styles looking for the calf crusher. 594 00:32:47,732 --> 00:32:50,869 This time Rollins able to counter into a Pedigree. 595 00:32:50,936 --> 00:32:52,603 [crowd cheering] 596 00:32:52,670 --> 00:32:56,207 [Graves] But Seth may have re-injured his own knee delivering the Pedigree. 597 00:32:56,308 --> 00:32:58,209 Can Rollins fight through the pain? 598 00:32:58,275 --> 00:32:59,977 Is the adrenaline enough? 599 00:33:01,745 --> 00:33:02,746 [Michael] Stomp. 600 00:33:02,813 --> 00:33:04,448 [crowd cheering] 601 00:33:04,515 --> 00:33:06,717 [Michael] Rollins toward the cover! 602 00:33:06,784 --> 00:33:08,719 Hooks the leg, wraps the arm! 603 00:33:08,786 --> 00:33:10,621 -Rollins does it! -[bell rings] 604 00:33:10,688 --> 00:33:12,890 ["Visionary" playing] 605 00:33:13,492 --> 00:33:18,863 [Rome] Here is your winner and the new 606 00:33:18,929 --> 00:33:24,468 World Heavyweight Champion, 607 00:33:25,035 --> 00:33:30,274 Seth "Freakin" Rollins! 608 00:33:30,341 --> 00:33:32,343 [Michael] Seth Rollins, 609 00:33:32,610 --> 00:33:36,014 that's the guy to carry this thing forward. 610 00:33:37,014 --> 00:33:40,952 As Triple H, the man who announced the creation 611 00:33:41,019 --> 00:33:45,756 of the new World Heavyweight Championship and has had a long, long history 612 00:33:45,823 --> 00:33:51,696 with Seth Rollins since the days that Rollins became the inaugural NXT Champion 613 00:33:51,897 --> 00:33:57,836 is here tonight to accept the brand new world title from the Hall of Famer. 614 00:33:57,903 --> 00:34:02,506 Seth Rollins is your new World Heavyweight Champion. 615 00:34:02,573 --> 00:34:04,575 [crowd vocalizing] 616 00:34:09,980 --> 00:34:12,449 [Graves] Change it is a coming. 617 00:34:13,451 --> 00:34:16,453 And Rollins be thy name. 618 00:34:16,520 --> 00:34:19,558 ["Visionary" continues playing] 619 00:34:30,101 --> 00:34:36,107 [Michael] An incredible fight between two of the all-time greats. 620 00:34:36,875 --> 00:34:41,279 AJ Styles and that man, Seth Rollins. 621 00:34:41,346 --> 00:34:44,348 [crowd vocalizing] 622 00:35:09,107 --> 00:35:11,176 [fireworks explode] 623 00:35:25,156 --> 00:35:28,058 [singer] ♪ Burn it down! ♪ 624 00:35:28,593 --> 00:35:32,931 [Michael] Well, let's take a look at the final moments of this matchup. 625 00:35:32,998 --> 00:35:35,667 [Graves] Styles looking to deliver a phenomenal forearm, 626 00:35:35,734 --> 00:35:39,203 instead met with a superkick by Rollins. 627 00:35:39,270 --> 00:35:44,009 Rollins would attempt the stomp, but his left knee would fail him. 628 00:35:44,275 --> 00:35:46,611 Rollins would have to endure the pain, 629 00:35:46,678 --> 00:35:49,014 find his way back to a vertical base 630 00:35:49,080 --> 00:35:53,018 and only then deliver that faithful stomp 631 00:35:53,084 --> 00:35:57,589 and new World Heavyweight Champion. 632 00:36:01,159 --> 00:36:05,663 [Michael] Seth Rollins said, "I am at the top of my game," 633 00:36:06,364 --> 00:36:08,299 and indeed he is. 634 00:36:09,366 --> 00:36:12,504 You're looking at the brand-new 635 00:36:13,104 --> 00:36:16,174 World Heavyweight Champion. 636 00:36:16,775 --> 00:36:19,778 ["Visionary" continues playing] 637 00:36:19,844 --> 00:36:21,846 [crowd vocalizing] 638 00:36:36,861 --> 00:36:39,330 [singer] ♪ Burn it down! ♪ 639 00:36:55,212 --> 00:36:57,214 [crowd cheering] 640 00:37:03,087 --> 00:37:06,324 ["Wear It Loud" playing] 641 00:37:06,424 --> 00:37:08,593 [singer] ♪ Hair down I'mma let my hair down ♪ 642 00:37:08,793 --> 00:37:10,194 ♪ Showing off the new style ♪ 643 00:37:10,295 --> 00:37:14,232 ♪ Walking in a room like Someone's got a brand new swag ♪ 644 00:37:17,000 --> 00:37:20,839 ♪ Hair down, make it loud I'mma be a wild child ♪ 645 00:37:23,641 --> 00:37:27,112 ♪ Hey, I'm living like-- Living like I don't give a… ♪ 646 00:37:28,346 --> 00:37:29,346 ♪ A damn ♪ 647 00:37:31,382 --> 00:37:33,651 [Michael] You know, yesterday at the Night Of Champion media event, 648 00:37:33,718 --> 00:37:37,589 we confirmed that Cody Rhodes' arm is indeed broken. 649 00:37:37,654 --> 00:37:40,792 It was broken at the hands of Brock Lesnar this past Monday Night on Raw. 650 00:37:40,859 --> 00:37:44,328 However, WWE executive Triple H did say 651 00:37:44,395 --> 00:37:47,132 this match will happen tonight. 652 00:37:47,198 --> 00:37:50,801 [Graves] It is still to come as part of our triple main event. 653 00:37:50,868 --> 00:37:55,006 With one good arm, The American Nightmare will put himself 654 00:37:55,073 --> 00:37:59,743 to the test against the most decorated athlete in combat sports history, 655 00:37:59,810 --> 00:38:01,412 Brock Lesnar. 656 00:38:02,413 --> 00:38:04,915 [Michael] All the Stars are out here tonight at Night of Champions. 657 00:38:04,982 --> 00:38:10,221 [Graves] Angelo Dawkins, Montez Ford, the Street Profits are in the House. 658 00:38:10,688 --> 00:38:12,757 They've been having a great time here in Jeddah. 659 00:38:12,824 --> 00:38:16,560 Made a stopover in Dubai, been doing media appearances all week 660 00:38:16,627 --> 00:38:18,696 and they have the best seats in the house. 661 00:38:18,763 --> 00:38:20,231 Yeah! 662 00:38:20,298 --> 00:38:23,567 [Michael] WWE Night of Champions will be back 663 00:38:23,634 --> 00:38:28,506 with "The Man" Becky Lynch squaring off against WWE Hall of Famer Trish Stratus 664 00:38:28,573 --> 00:38:29,908 right after this break. 665 00:38:32,777 --> 00:38:37,214 Let's take a look at what set off this rivalry between these two superstars. 666 00:38:41,419 --> 00:38:44,087 [dramatic music playing] 667 00:38:44,154 --> 00:38:47,392 I am very worried and very concerned 668 00:38:47,458 --> 00:38:50,828 because Becky Lynch is missing. 669 00:38:52,063 --> 00:38:55,066 [Kevin] Tag Team Championship match Trish Stratus is stepping in 670 00:38:55,133 --> 00:38:59,671 for Hall of Famer Lita alongside Becky Lynch losing out on the night. 671 00:38:59,737 --> 00:39:01,806 [Graves] Until this shocking turn of events. 672 00:39:01,873 --> 00:39:07,345 Trish Stratus would turn her back on Lynch and deliver a Chick Kick. 673 00:39:08,513 --> 00:39:10,882 [Trish] Now she will be found probably 674 00:39:10,949 --> 00:39:14,551 in some dark, dank corner of Iowa, 675 00:39:14,618 --> 00:39:17,522 crying in the corner with her dumb daughter. 676 00:39:18,089 --> 00:39:21,893 She just won't be coming here to Raw because this is my show. 677 00:39:21,960 --> 00:39:23,428 It is my spotlight. 678 00:39:23,493 --> 00:39:27,165 I don't care if you're Becky "Freakin'" Lynch. 679 00:39:27,232 --> 00:39:30,468 No one is going to steal my spotlight. 680 00:39:31,301 --> 00:39:33,671 [Becky] You want me, Trish, I'm right here. 681 00:39:34,873 --> 00:39:37,842 [suspenseful music playing] 682 00:39:37,909 --> 00:39:41,078 The Man has come around to kick your ass! 683 00:39:42,614 --> 00:39:44,382 [Kevin] Set to go for a contract signing. 684 00:39:45,583 --> 00:39:48,553 Hall of Famer Trish Stratus and Becky Lynch. 685 00:39:49,420 --> 00:39:53,156 [Trish] Without me there would be no Women's Revolution 686 00:39:53,357 --> 00:39:57,060 and certainly no women in the Main Event of WrestleMania. 687 00:39:57,127 --> 00:39:58,696 Because of me. 688 00:39:58,763 --> 00:40:01,299 Because of the work I did. 689 00:40:01,366 --> 00:40:05,002 Not once did you say, "Thank you, Trish, 690 00:40:05,069 --> 00:40:07,438 for opening the door for me." 691 00:40:07,505 --> 00:40:10,341 You're scared that history is forgetting you. 692 00:40:11,209 --> 00:40:15,179 Time is passing us by, but you just stayed the same. 693 00:40:15,246 --> 00:40:17,515 And so thank you, Trish, 694 00:40:17,582 --> 00:40:21,920 for being everything I hope I never become. 695 00:40:22,587 --> 00:40:24,756 [Trish] I am the greatest of all time. 696 00:40:25,690 --> 00:40:29,259 I was number one the minute I walked in the WWE, 697 00:40:29,327 --> 00:40:32,029 and it didn't take a broken nose for me to get there. 698 00:40:32,497 --> 00:40:35,500 [Becky] I've been able to have a career that you can only dream of. 699 00:40:36,634 --> 00:40:40,337 While you, you've done things that would give me nightmares. 700 00:40:41,272 --> 00:40:44,275 And that's why I can look at myself in the mirror, 701 00:40:44,342 --> 00:40:47,312 know that I'm not perfect like you think that you are. 702 00:40:48,279 --> 00:40:52,016 I will show you how thankful I am 703 00:40:52,083 --> 00:40:56,721 when I kick your head in at Night of Champions! 704 00:40:56,788 --> 00:40:58,990 [crowd cheering] 705 00:40:59,057 --> 00:41:02,060 [Michael] These two icons will do battle. 706 00:41:02,125 --> 00:41:03,661 Welcome to the big time. 707 00:41:11,002 --> 00:41:12,837 [upbeat music playing] 708 00:41:12,904 --> 00:41:14,906 [Michael] And this is Jeddah, the heart of the growth 709 00:41:14,973 --> 00:41:16,507 of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 710 00:41:16,607 --> 00:41:18,810 A modern City in many respects, 711 00:41:18,875 --> 00:41:21,746 while still holding on to the centuries of tradition, 712 00:41:21,813 --> 00:41:24,415 including Al-Balad, the historic district which dates back 713 00:41:24,482 --> 00:41:28,685 to the seventh century with homes made of coral. 714 00:41:28,752 --> 00:41:31,022 We're at the Jeddah Super Dome tonight. 715 00:41:32,022 --> 00:41:36,361 The national bird of Saudi Arabia, the falcon. 716 00:41:38,895 --> 00:41:41,432 This is Night of Champions. 717 00:41:45,837 --> 00:41:47,038 ["Time to Rock & Roll" playing] 718 00:41:47,105 --> 00:41:48,906 [singer] I don’t care what y'all say 719 00:41:48,973 --> 00:41:51,642 ♪ Whoa, it's time to rock and roll ♪ 720 00:41:51,709 --> 00:41:54,178 ♪ This time I'm in control ♪ 721 00:41:54,245 --> 00:41:55,880 ♪ Right now I own the streets ♪ 722 00:41:55,946 --> 00:41:57,548 ♪ I got the keys to the city ♪ 723 00:41:57,615 --> 00:41:59,650 ♪ That's 'cause I get down ♪ 724 00:41:59,717 --> 00:42:01,719 ♪ Time to rock and roll ♪ 725 00:42:02,053 --> 00:42:04,321 ♪ This time I'm in control ♪ 726 00:42:04,388 --> 00:42:06,491 ♪ Right now I own the streets ♪ 727 00:42:06,991 --> 00:42:10,795 [Graves] I've got to ask you, Cole, have you thanked Ms. Stratus lately? 728 00:42:13,064 --> 00:42:14,332 [bell rings] 729 00:42:14,399 --> 00:42:18,403 [Rome] The following contest is scheduled for one fall. 730 00:42:18,469 --> 00:42:23,408 Introducing first, WWE Hall of Famer, 731 00:42:23,473 --> 00:42:26,477 Trish Stratus! 732 00:42:26,544 --> 00:42:28,479 [Michael] Corey, to answer your question, yes, baby. 733 00:42:28,546 --> 00:42:31,281 Trish Stratus has done so much for the women's division here 734 00:42:31,348 --> 00:42:32,817 in the history of WWE. 735 00:42:32,884 --> 00:42:36,487 The problem is, I don't understand why she feels this need 736 00:42:36,554 --> 00:42:39,156 to constantly talk about it. 737 00:42:41,625 --> 00:42:43,560 [Graves] Well, if nobody else is talking about you, 738 00:42:43,627 --> 00:42:46,596 sometimes you have to take it upon yourself to remind the world 739 00:42:46,731 --> 00:42:48,633 of who you are, of what you've accomplished. 740 00:42:48,699 --> 00:42:50,000 [Michael] Trish retired. 741 00:42:50,234 --> 00:42:53,203 [Graves] And Trish got tired of not being talked about enough, 742 00:42:53,304 --> 00:42:56,307 so she came back, and she's going to show a whole new generation 743 00:42:56,374 --> 00:42:58,442 why she's the greatest of all time. 744 00:42:58,509 --> 00:43:00,278 [Michael] I can promise you, when I retire, 745 00:43:00,978 --> 00:43:02,313 you'll never hear from me again. 746 00:43:02,380 --> 00:43:04,848 [singer] ♪ This time I'm in control ♪ 747 00:43:04,915 --> 00:43:06,784 ♪ Right now I own the streets ♪ 748 00:43:06,850 --> 00:43:10,188 [Graves] Trish Stratus went as far as to survey the entire panel 749 00:43:10,254 --> 00:43:11,321 of Canada's Got Talent. 750 00:43:11,388 --> 00:43:13,491 -["Celtic Invasion" playing] -[Graves] And they all said there's no way 751 00:43:13,558 --> 00:43:14,558 Becky wins this match. 752 00:43:14,725 --> 00:43:17,929 And who are you to disagree with Howie Mandel, Cole? 753 00:43:26,871 --> 00:43:30,708 [Rome] And her opponent, from Dublin, Ireland, 754 00:43:30,775 --> 00:43:36,781 "The Man" Becky Lynch! 755 00:43:37,115 --> 00:43:40,618 [Michael] I spoke to Becky Lynch yesterday right before the media event 756 00:43:40,685 --> 00:43:44,821 here in Jeddah, and I asked her about idolizing Trish. 757 00:43:44,888 --> 00:43:47,325 She jumped down my throat. 758 00:43:47,391 --> 00:43:50,094 She said she never idolized Trish Stratus. 759 00:43:50,161 --> 00:43:52,230 That was a media fabrication. 760 00:43:52,296 --> 00:43:56,200 She respected Trish Stratus, respected in the past-tense, 761 00:43:56,267 --> 00:43:58,703 but she idolized Lita. 762 00:43:58,769 --> 00:44:03,641 Lita is the reason that Becky Lynch is here, and Lita also is the reason that, 763 00:44:03,708 --> 00:44:05,176 really, we're having this match tonight. 764 00:44:05,243 --> 00:44:08,446 [Graves] Let me ask you this. Was it Lita who competed against herself 765 00:44:08,513 --> 00:44:11,249 the first time women main evented Monday Night Raw? 766 00:44:11,315 --> 00:44:13,183 -[Michael] No. -[Graves] No. It takes two to tango, 767 00:44:13,250 --> 00:44:18,189 and Trish Stratus is just as important in the history of the Women's Evolution. 768 00:44:18,388 --> 00:44:21,592 Trish Stratus walked so Becky Lynch could run. 769 00:44:21,659 --> 00:44:23,261 [Michael] Yeah, but Becky Lynch has done something 770 00:44:23,327 --> 00:44:25,997 that Trish Stratus has never done in her career. 771 00:44:26,998 --> 00:44:31,702 The first woman to main event WrestleMania. 772 00:44:32,002 --> 00:44:36,073 [Graves] You think that happens without the existence of Trish Stratus? 773 00:44:36,674 --> 00:44:39,844 [Michael] Trish Stratus a seven-time world champion. 774 00:44:40,845 --> 00:44:43,281 Becky has won six world titles. 775 00:44:43,346 --> 00:44:48,252 Also, a tag team championship with Lita, which lead us here tonight. 776 00:44:48,685 --> 00:44:50,688 Also a Royal Rumble match. 777 00:44:51,154 --> 00:44:54,991 [Graves] Lynch tonight looking to be extremely motivated. 778 00:44:55,058 --> 00:44:57,094 Staring a hole through the Hall of Famer. 779 00:44:57,161 --> 00:44:59,763 Becky looks like a woman who's got unfinished business. 780 00:44:59,830 --> 00:45:01,866 [Michael] This is Trish's first singles match 781 00:45:01,933 --> 00:45:05,703 in four years since SummerSlam of 2019. 782 00:45:05,770 --> 00:45:09,839 And I believe Trish made a critical error heading into this matchup tonight, 783 00:45:09,906 --> 00:45:13,678 and that was dragging Becky's daughter into this whole thing. 784 00:45:13,743 --> 00:45:17,114 Into the words that Trish said about Becky's young girl, 785 00:45:17,181 --> 00:45:19,016 it just ticked Becky off. 786 00:45:19,083 --> 00:45:20,283 [Graves] I'm going to agree with you. 787 00:45:20,350 --> 00:45:22,486 Becky Lynch is dangerous enough in her own right. 788 00:45:23,054 --> 00:45:24,721 [Michael] So Stratus and Lynch. 789 00:45:25,323 --> 00:45:29,993 A matchup that we never thought we'd have here on Night of Champions. 790 00:45:32,462 --> 00:45:34,232 -[Graves] Oh, no! -[Michael] And Becky with a right! 791 00:45:34,298 --> 00:45:37,167 And Becky Lynch teeing off now on Trish Stratus. 792 00:45:40,004 --> 00:45:43,975 Becky Lynch said, "I allowed Trish Stratus to get too close to home." 793 00:45:44,040 --> 00:45:46,544 "She's a snake, and I got bit." 794 00:45:47,545 --> 00:45:50,080 [Graves] Well, right now Becky seems to be lacking mercy, 795 00:45:50,147 --> 00:45:54,685 compassion and forgiveness, as pertains to the Hall of Famer. 796 00:45:54,752 --> 00:45:57,622 The Man bringing the fight to Trish Stratus! 797 00:46:00,024 --> 00:46:03,694 [Michael] And Trish, I'm not sure she was expecting this onslaught 798 00:46:03,761 --> 00:46:06,897 at the beginning of the matchup by "The Man" Becky Lynch. 799 00:46:06,964 --> 00:46:08,966 [crowd cheering] 800 00:46:10,234 --> 00:46:12,569 [Graves] Lynch now out of steam. 801 00:46:12,636 --> 00:46:14,337 [Michael] Baseball slide, Trish. 802 00:46:15,106 --> 00:46:19,210 Drives Becky spine first into the steel steps! 803 00:46:19,577 --> 00:46:23,114 And again, this time Becky driven face first into the steps! 804 00:46:23,180 --> 00:46:27,917 And now the vicious aggressive streak of Trish Stratus starts to come out. 805 00:46:27,984 --> 00:46:30,453 -[referee] …two… -[Graves] First, let's take one more look 806 00:46:30,520 --> 00:46:32,923 and listen to the impact 807 00:46:32,990 --> 00:46:36,993 as Lynch's face met the diamond plate ring stairs. 808 00:46:37,060 --> 00:46:38,062 Five… 809 00:46:39,430 --> 00:46:43,533 [Michael] Trish Stratus claims that it's Becky who's the narcissist, 810 00:46:43,600 --> 00:46:46,304 who has the complex personality! 811 00:46:48,939 --> 00:46:50,674 Not quite sure I agree with that. 812 00:46:53,678 --> 00:46:55,645 And now Trish on the attack. 813 00:46:56,681 --> 00:46:59,549 Measuring Becky, and a boot right to the midsection. 814 00:47:00,584 --> 00:47:02,319 -Trish-- -[Graves] That'll break a rib. 815 00:47:02,787 --> 00:47:05,556 [Michael] Trish told Becky Lynch, "Hey, you can be number two, 816 00:47:06,022 --> 00:47:08,125 but I'm second to no one." 817 00:47:08,558 --> 00:47:13,830 "I single-handedly changed the women's division in WWE." 818 00:47:13,897 --> 00:47:15,232 [Graves] Listen, I have a lot of respect 819 00:47:15,299 --> 00:47:16,634 for what Trish Stratus is attempting to do. 820 00:47:16,701 --> 00:47:20,705 Yes, she's already in the Hall of Fame, but rather than complain, and cry, 821 00:47:20,770 --> 00:47:22,306 and get on social media, 822 00:47:22,373 --> 00:47:26,377 Trish rejoined WWE and is looking to prove to a whole new generation 823 00:47:26,444 --> 00:47:28,279 that she is as good as she says she is. 824 00:47:28,446 --> 00:47:29,747 Better than Becky Lynch. 825 00:47:29,814 --> 00:47:32,783 [Michael] Yeah, but what about what Becky said this past week on Monday Night Raw, 826 00:47:32,850 --> 00:47:36,252 that, "Everyone has passed you by, Trish, and you're upset about that." 827 00:47:36,319 --> 00:47:38,723 "You stayed the same, we all evolved." 828 00:47:39,723 --> 00:47:42,058 [Graves] From right now what I'm seeing is it seems as though Trish Stratus 829 00:47:42,125 --> 00:47:44,095 has evolved plenty in her own right. 830 00:47:45,730 --> 00:47:48,332 [Michael] Stratus mocking the official. 831 00:47:49,333 --> 00:47:51,602 Just having her way right now with Becky Lynch. 832 00:47:55,071 --> 00:47:58,275 These two have never faced each other in a singles matchup. 833 00:47:58,341 --> 00:47:59,977 [crowd cheering] 834 00:48:01,545 --> 00:48:06,484 [Michael] Oh! And Trish getting a little too carried away. 835 00:48:06,549 --> 00:48:07,551 Becky caught her with a right, 836 00:48:07,618 --> 00:48:11,288 but Trish Stratus now Tornado DDT plants Lynch! 837 00:48:11,355 --> 00:48:12,623 Cover now by Trish. 838 00:48:12,690 --> 00:48:15,091 Hook to the leg, and Lynch kicks at two. 839 00:48:15,158 --> 00:48:17,294 Another cover by Stratus. 840 00:48:17,361 --> 00:48:19,029 Another kick out by Becky. 841 00:48:20,731 --> 00:48:23,401 But again, veteran maneuvers here, constant covers. 842 00:48:23,768 --> 00:48:26,703 [Graves] Let's take a look as Trish was taking a bow, 843 00:48:26,770 --> 00:48:30,107 basking in the adulation of the WWE Universe in Jeddah. 844 00:48:34,044 --> 00:48:37,080 [Michael] And Becky trying to climb, somehow, back into this matchup. 845 00:48:38,915 --> 00:48:44,587 And there is no doubt that Trish Stratus may be the greatest of all time 846 00:48:44,654 --> 00:48:46,357 when it comes to the women's division. 847 00:48:46,424 --> 00:48:50,094 Everything she's done in her career. 848 00:48:50,761 --> 00:48:53,464 A lot of the points you made earlier exactly right, Corey, 849 00:48:53,531 --> 00:48:56,066 but it's the way she acts. 850 00:48:56,133 --> 00:49:00,671 Not allowing those like Becky Lynch to bask in the now. 851 00:49:00,738 --> 00:49:02,606 [Graves] What's the point of being better than everybody 852 00:49:02,673 --> 00:49:04,741 if you can't let everybody else know that you're better than them? 853 00:49:04,808 --> 00:49:06,477 [Michael] Why did I expect that out of you? 854 00:49:06,676 --> 00:49:08,846 [crowd cheering] 855 00:49:11,816 --> 00:49:14,884 [Michael] And Trish just having fun with this crowd. 856 00:49:16,554 --> 00:49:20,290 Begging them almost to chant, "Thank you, Trish." 857 00:49:22,692 --> 00:49:26,129 [Graves] I would say prompting, prodding perhaps, but I wouldn't say begging, Cole. 858 00:49:26,196 --> 00:49:28,699 -Trish Stratus doesn't beg. -[Michael] Again, that's your take. 859 00:49:28,766 --> 00:49:32,435 [crowd chanting] Let's go, Becky! Let's go, Becky! 860 00:49:34,038 --> 00:49:36,040 [screaming] 861 00:49:37,708 --> 00:49:39,477 [Michael] Trish is vicious tonight. 862 00:49:40,478 --> 00:49:42,645 [Graves] Trish Stratus knew what it was going to take. 863 00:49:42,712 --> 00:49:45,182 Trish does have a healthy professional respect 864 00:49:45,249 --> 00:49:46,549 for what Becky Lynch has accomplished. 865 00:49:46,616 --> 00:49:48,118 What Becky Lynch is capable of. 866 00:49:48,185 --> 00:49:49,720 [Michael] She sure doesn't show it. 867 00:49:50,221 --> 00:49:52,656 [Graves] Professionally speaking, as far as technique, 868 00:49:52,723 --> 00:49:54,725 as far as skill set goes, 869 00:49:54,792 --> 00:49:56,393 of course Trish is going to talk a little smack. 870 00:49:56,460 --> 00:49:57,528 That's what this game is all about. 871 00:49:57,595 --> 00:49:59,395 You've got to get under your opponent's skin first. 872 00:49:59,462 --> 00:50:02,266 [Michael] Well, but I like how Becky has talked about these things, 873 00:50:02,333 --> 00:50:03,600 as she tries to fight back. 874 00:50:03,667 --> 00:50:05,669 She said, "Listen, I know I'm not perfect, 875 00:50:06,937 --> 00:50:08,404 but I'm proud of what I've accomplished, 876 00:50:08,471 --> 00:50:11,875 but I don't need to tell everybody about it like you do, Trish." 877 00:50:12,475 --> 00:50:14,178 "I just rest on my laurels." 878 00:50:15,446 --> 00:50:18,382 And Becky now taken down by Stratus! 879 00:50:19,950 --> 00:50:21,352 And pounded away by Lynch. 880 00:50:21,417 --> 00:50:24,488 I got to admit, Trish looks awesome here tonight. 881 00:50:24,555 --> 00:50:26,557 Neckbreaker by Stratus. 882 00:50:26,624 --> 00:50:27,958 Hook to the leg. 883 00:50:29,026 --> 00:50:30,327 It's been four years. 884 00:50:30,426 --> 00:50:32,962 Again, four years, Corey, since Stratus has been in a one-on-one match up. 885 00:50:33,029 --> 00:50:35,432 [Graves] Trish is in incredible physical condition. 886 00:50:36,033 --> 00:50:38,035 I follow her on social media, she's extremely active. 887 00:50:38,102 --> 00:50:39,569 Does a ton of yoga. 888 00:50:39,636 --> 00:50:43,339 Trish obviously has trained extremely hard for this matchup in this environment. 889 00:50:44,107 --> 00:50:46,243 [Michael] This is the superdome in Jeddah. 890 00:50:46,310 --> 00:50:47,511 Night of Champions, 891 00:50:47,578 --> 00:50:50,915 Hall of Famer Trish Stratus and "The Man" Becky Lynch 892 00:50:50,981 --> 00:50:54,317 in a very emotional and personal battle. 893 00:50:54,384 --> 00:50:56,386 [crowd cheering] 894 00:50:58,589 --> 00:51:01,926 [Graves] Becky recruited both Trish and Lita to come back and help her 895 00:51:01,991 --> 00:51:06,196 in her fight with Damage CTRL, of course. 896 00:51:06,263 --> 00:51:10,734 Trish turning her back on both Lita and Lynch to lead us tonight. 897 00:51:16,740 --> 00:51:19,442 [Michael] Are you-- is this what you expected, Corey? 898 00:51:19,542 --> 00:51:22,078 I mean, come on, not even you could've expected this onslaught 899 00:51:22,145 --> 00:51:23,580 by Stratus tonight. 900 00:51:24,214 --> 00:51:25,449 [Graves] Of course I expected it. 901 00:51:25,516 --> 00:51:28,285 I didn't expect Becky Lynch to be able to take this much punishment 902 00:51:28,352 --> 00:51:29,853 and still be fighting back like she is, 903 00:51:29,920 --> 00:51:32,556 but that's exactly what appears to be happening. 904 00:51:32,623 --> 00:51:34,692 [Michael] Lynch and Stratus exchanging blows, 905 00:51:34,758 --> 00:51:37,227 and now Becky Lynch gets the upper hand. 906 00:51:39,163 --> 00:51:41,565 Becky whipped across the ring, down goes Stratus, 907 00:51:41,632 --> 00:51:45,502 and now Becky has an opportunity to climb back into this match! 908 00:51:45,569 --> 00:51:47,071 The Man's feeling it. 909 00:51:48,906 --> 00:51:52,109 [crowd chanting] Becky! Becky! Becky! 910 00:51:56,680 --> 00:51:58,182 [Graves] Lynch has Stratus hooked. 911 00:52:00,651 --> 00:52:01,719 [Michael] Exploder! 912 00:52:02,653 --> 00:52:05,656 And Trish trying to crawl out of the ring. 913 00:52:10,493 --> 00:52:12,596 [Michael] Now this is the pace that Becky likes. 914 00:52:12,663 --> 00:52:14,698 -That whirlwind offense of Lynch. -One, two. 915 00:52:14,765 --> 00:52:17,533 [Graves] I think this is what Trish Stratus wanted to avoid. 916 00:52:17,600 --> 00:52:20,004 [crowd cheering] 917 00:52:20,069 --> 00:52:22,806 Trish didn't want to let this devolve into a fight. 918 00:52:22,873 --> 00:52:24,274 [Michael] Oh, and a leg drop! 919 00:52:24,341 --> 00:52:26,076 [Graves] That's exactly what we're seeing out of Lynch. 920 00:52:26,143 --> 00:52:28,745 [Michael] Cover by Becky to pin the Hall of Famer! 921 00:52:28,812 --> 00:52:30,948 Kick out at two. 922 00:52:31,015 --> 00:52:32,950 Just barely. 923 00:52:33,017 --> 00:52:35,486 [Graves] Smart move by Stratus rolling to the outside, 924 00:52:35,551 --> 00:52:38,288 allowing herself a few moments to regain composure. 925 00:52:38,355 --> 00:52:39,957 Re-strategize her game plan. 926 00:52:40,024 --> 00:52:43,093 [crowd chanting] Becky! Becky! Becky! 927 00:52:47,830 --> 00:52:49,566 [Graves] Here comes Lynch yet again. 928 00:52:49,633 --> 00:52:52,301 Oh! Baseball slide. 929 00:52:54,337 --> 00:52:58,174 [Michael] And now Becky on the apron, down goes Trish off the clothesline. 930 00:52:58,241 --> 00:53:00,243 [crowd cheering] 931 00:53:00,310 --> 00:53:03,781 [Michael] Man of the people, as she likes to refer to herself. 932 00:53:10,587 --> 00:53:13,323 -[Graves] Oh, great counter by Stratus! -[Michael] Oh, into the post! 933 00:53:13,390 --> 00:53:14,658 Trish Stratus. 934 00:53:15,058 --> 00:53:18,928 -Tremendous offensive move by Stratus. -[crowd cheering] 935 00:53:18,995 --> 00:53:23,133 [Graves] We're seeing spectacular veteran wherewithal by Trish Stratus. 936 00:53:23,200 --> 00:53:26,737 Utilizing her environment for a second time to gain the upper hand. 937 00:53:27,904 --> 00:53:29,873 [Michael] Lynch planted off the spinebuster! 938 00:53:29,940 --> 00:53:32,576 -Cover now by Trish for the win. -One, two-- 939 00:53:32,643 --> 00:53:33,844 [Michael] Kick out at two. 940 00:53:35,546 --> 00:53:37,214 Yeah, this has been an incredible matchup. 941 00:53:37,281 --> 00:53:38,816 Highly competitive. 942 00:53:38,882 --> 00:53:40,484 [crowd chanting] Let's go, Becky. 943 00:53:40,551 --> 00:53:44,354 [Graves] Are you at least a little bit sorry that you overlooked Trish Stratus, 944 00:53:44,421 --> 00:53:46,089 the Hall of Famer? 945 00:53:46,156 --> 00:53:47,924 [Michael] I never overlooked her, Corey. 946 00:53:48,292 --> 00:53:50,160 Again, putting words in my mouth. 947 00:53:50,694 --> 00:53:52,562 -The tremendous journalist you are. -[Graves] Oh. 948 00:53:53,629 --> 00:53:55,031 [Michael] Stratus with the right hands. 949 00:53:55,098 --> 00:53:57,234 Becky just ticked her off. 950 00:53:57,567 --> 00:54:00,571 [Graves] I paid $11 for a blue check mark, that makes me a journalist. 951 00:54:00,636 --> 00:54:02,239 [Michael laughs] 952 00:54:02,306 --> 00:54:03,807 -I actually did too. -[Graves] Oh! 953 00:54:07,077 --> 00:54:09,645 Now Becky placed on the top rope. 954 00:54:11,848 --> 00:54:13,783 [speaking indistinctly] 955 00:54:15,219 --> 00:54:16,920 [Graves] Trish looking to take it high risk. 956 00:54:16,986 --> 00:54:18,154 Will it pay off? 957 00:54:18,721 --> 00:54:20,924 Ladies, no, come on, someone's gonna get hurt up there. 958 00:54:21,991 --> 00:54:23,393 [Graves] Stratus has The Man hooked. 959 00:54:23,460 --> 00:54:26,462 [Michael] Yeah, but Becky able to counter at least momentarily. 960 00:54:26,529 --> 00:54:28,065 Trish knocked off the ropes. 961 00:54:30,567 --> 00:54:33,736 Lynch able to block. 962 00:54:34,203 --> 00:54:35,739 Oh! Maybe not. 963 00:54:35,806 --> 00:54:37,875 -[Graves] Only momentarily. -[Michael] Stratus cover again. 964 00:54:37,941 --> 00:54:39,276 -For the win in this matchup. -One, two-- 965 00:54:39,343 --> 00:54:40,611 [Michael] Lynch has got a kick at two. 966 00:54:40,676 --> 00:54:43,212 [Graves] That's where that yoga background of Trish Stratus comes into play. 967 00:54:43,279 --> 00:54:47,017 She was extremely comfortable in an upside down inverted position 968 00:54:47,084 --> 00:54:50,888 and was able to adjust herself as needed to take down Lynch. 969 00:54:50,953 --> 00:54:52,890 [Michael] I'm not comfortable in an upright position. 970 00:54:52,955 --> 00:54:56,692 [crowd chanting] Thank you, Trish! Thank you, Trish! Thank you, Trish! 971 00:54:58,895 --> 00:55:01,732 [Michael] Smattering of "Thank you, Trish" chants. 972 00:55:01,799 --> 00:55:03,600 [Graves] The world will come around. 973 00:55:04,368 --> 00:55:06,170 Here we go. This will do it. 974 00:55:06,236 --> 00:55:08,906 [Michael] Looking to put Becky away for some Stratusfaction, 975 00:55:08,971 --> 00:55:10,374 but Becky able to counter. 976 00:55:10,941 --> 00:55:12,375 [grunts] 977 00:55:12,442 --> 00:55:13,644 [Michael] Back elbow. 978 00:55:16,180 --> 00:55:17,580 Lynch to the second rope. 979 00:55:20,551 --> 00:55:22,252 [Graves] Lynch hit the Diamond Dust. 980 00:55:22,886 --> 00:55:24,053 Will it be enough? 981 00:55:25,154 --> 00:55:28,091 [Michael] Perhaps it is as Becky goes up to the top rope. 982 00:55:28,792 --> 00:55:30,661 That leg drop to Stratus. 983 00:55:30,727 --> 00:55:31,962 -Lynch for the win. -[crowd] One, two-- 984 00:55:32,029 --> 00:55:35,098 [Michael] Hook to the leg. And again Trish has to kick out. 985 00:55:38,734 --> 00:55:40,770 [Graves] I wonder if frustration is beginning to set in 986 00:55:40,837 --> 00:55:42,138 for "The Man" Becky Lynch 987 00:55:42,205 --> 00:55:45,875 after hitting Trish with some serious heavy artillery. 988 00:55:45,942 --> 00:55:49,312 [crowd chanting] Becky! Becky! Becky 989 00:55:54,350 --> 00:55:57,520 [Michael] Now the Becky chants here at Superdome in Jeddah. 990 00:55:58,622 --> 00:56:02,625 Went for the Manhandle Slam and Trish able to roll through. 991 00:56:02,692 --> 00:56:06,096 And now Stratus, may be looking for the submission hold, 992 00:56:06,163 --> 00:56:09,232 the sharpshooter, the same move she tapped Lita with 993 00:56:09,299 --> 00:56:11,368 in her first retirement match, 994 00:56:12,301 --> 00:56:13,971 but Becky able to counter. 995 00:56:16,707 --> 00:56:19,076 [Graves] Becky up and over the outside. 996 00:56:19,142 --> 00:56:20,911 Connects with a right, Stratus is rocked. 997 00:56:23,580 --> 00:56:27,116 [Michael] Oh, Lynch lost her balance thanks to Stratus. 998 00:56:27,183 --> 00:56:28,919 [Graves] Trish yet again. 999 00:56:28,986 --> 00:56:31,888 [screaming] 1000 00:56:31,955 --> 00:56:34,991 -[Graves] Uh-oh. -[Michael] This is not going to be pretty. 1001 00:56:39,229 --> 00:56:43,200 And now Becky dragging Stratus back to the center of the ring. 1002 00:56:43,299 --> 00:56:44,567 Boston crab. 1003 00:56:45,769 --> 00:56:47,571 Stratus nowhere to go. 1004 00:56:48,772 --> 00:56:50,440 [Graves] Trish is trying to keep her legs extended. 1005 00:56:50,507 --> 00:56:52,408 Lynch doing her best to cinch back, 1006 00:56:52,475 --> 00:56:54,578 to really deepen the hold. 1007 00:56:54,645 --> 00:56:57,948 [Michael] Can Lynch get Stratus to tap out. 1008 00:56:58,015 --> 00:57:00,484 Instead of "Thank you, Trish", she may be "Tap out, Trish." 1009 00:57:00,549 --> 00:57:01,551 Come on! 1010 00:57:01,618 --> 00:57:04,488 [Michael] But Trish able to make it to the bottom rope. 1011 00:57:06,156 --> 00:57:07,357 No, no, no. 1012 00:57:10,527 --> 00:57:11,928 [Michael] And now Becky 1013 00:57:12,696 --> 00:57:15,464 gonna come out on the attack, launches herself off the steel steps, 1014 00:57:15,531 --> 00:57:17,167 and runs into a kick by Stratus. 1015 00:57:17,533 --> 00:57:19,469 [crowd booing] 1016 00:57:19,536 --> 00:57:20,971 You have ten, ladies, inside. 1017 00:57:21,038 --> 00:57:22,172 One, 1018 00:57:23,674 --> 00:57:24,607 two… 1019 00:57:25,709 --> 00:57:28,145 [Michael] Lynch is down, Stratus looking to regroup… 1020 00:57:28,245 --> 00:57:29,279 …four… 1021 00:57:29,346 --> 00:57:31,114 [Michael] …into the ring to break the count. 1022 00:57:31,181 --> 00:57:32,182 -…five… -Count her out. 1023 00:57:32,249 --> 00:57:34,116 -[Graves] No, no. Trish wants to -…six… 1024 00:57:34,917 --> 00:57:37,087 [Graves] Trish wants take the victory by count out. 1025 00:57:37,154 --> 00:57:39,056 -…eight… -[Michael] Count of eight now. 1026 00:57:39,122 --> 00:57:40,824 -…nine… -[Michael] Count of nine, 1027 00:57:40,890 --> 00:57:42,859 Becky barely beats the count. 1028 00:57:42,926 --> 00:57:44,728 -Stratus catches her. -[Graves] Oh, oh, oh. 1029 00:57:44,794 --> 00:57:48,098 [Michael] Chick Kick. Cover by Trish for the win. 1030 00:57:48,165 --> 00:57:50,466 Oh, and Lynch at two and a half. 1031 00:57:53,136 --> 00:57:54,971 [Graves] Now is cause for concern 1032 00:57:55,038 --> 00:57:58,709 as we look yet again at Stratus delivering a Chick Kick, 1033 00:57:58,774 --> 00:58:01,877 a move that has brought her so many victories. 1034 00:58:01,944 --> 00:58:04,047 But not yet. Not tonight. 1035 00:58:04,114 --> 00:58:05,816 Not The Man. 1036 00:58:12,589 --> 00:58:13,991 [indistinct chatter] 1037 00:58:14,057 --> 00:58:15,325 [referee] Watch the hair, Trish. Hey! 1038 00:58:15,424 --> 00:58:18,595 [Michael] Trash talking by Trish to Becky. 1039 00:58:18,662 --> 00:58:22,432 -[referee] Come on. Pull up. One, two. -[indistinct chatter] 1040 00:58:23,567 --> 00:58:25,035 [referee] Come on. Come on. 1041 00:58:25,102 --> 00:58:26,903 [Graves] Stratus is absolutely ruthless. 1042 00:58:26,970 --> 00:58:29,973 [indistinct chatter] 1043 00:58:35,979 --> 00:58:37,547 [Michael] Becky, Disarm-her 1044 00:58:37,614 --> 00:58:39,015 Disarm-Her. 1045 00:58:39,082 --> 00:58:40,917 Becky caught Stratus. 1046 00:58:41,018 --> 00:58:43,453 Stratus got cute, Becky countered. 1047 00:58:43,520 --> 00:58:44,687 Disarm-her in. 1048 00:58:44,754 --> 00:58:46,356 Is Trish going to tap? 1049 00:58:47,124 --> 00:58:50,060 Instead of tapping, she grabs Becky's hair 1050 00:58:50,127 --> 00:58:52,229 and forces her out of the Disarm-her. 1051 00:58:52,294 --> 00:58:53,830 [Graves] And I think the officials' view was obstructed 1052 00:58:53,897 --> 00:58:55,632 by both competitors' bodies. 1053 00:58:56,832 --> 00:58:58,167 This thing is getting ugly. 1054 00:58:58,969 --> 00:59:00,470 One, two… 1055 00:59:00,937 --> 00:59:03,740 [Michael] What a physical matchup between Trish and Becky. 1056 00:59:04,573 --> 00:59:06,209 Missed with a Chick Kick again. 1057 00:59:06,276 --> 00:59:08,779 Becky roll up, shoulders down, for the win. 1058 00:59:08,845 --> 00:59:10,346 Kickout by Stratus. 1059 00:59:11,415 --> 00:59:13,183 Manhandle Slam. 1060 00:59:14,250 --> 00:59:16,153 -Cover. -One, two-- 1061 00:59:16,386 --> 00:59:18,187 [Michael] Too close to the ropes. 1062 00:59:20,457 --> 00:59:24,027 [Graves] In the heat of the moment, Lynch lost her ring awareness. 1063 00:59:30,700 --> 00:59:33,502 [Graves] Trish may be the luckiest woman on the planet right now. 1064 00:59:34,571 --> 00:59:37,307 [Michael] Becky trying to figure out what she needs to do to put Trish away. 1065 00:59:37,374 --> 00:59:39,241 -She thought that was her moment. -Hey. 1066 00:59:39,308 --> 00:59:40,676 Hey. Hey. 1067 00:59:40,743 --> 00:59:41,877 Yo, that's enough, come on, hey. 1068 00:59:41,944 --> 00:59:43,613 -[Graves] Where's Trish going? -Back inside. 1069 00:59:44,080 --> 00:59:45,948 -Come on. Hey. -[Michael] Who knows? 1070 00:59:46,783 --> 00:59:48,819 -Wait a minute. -[Graves] What the-- is that Zoey Stark? 1071 00:59:48,884 --> 00:59:50,020 [Michael] Zoey Stark. 1072 00:59:51,120 --> 00:59:54,057 Zoey Stark with a Z-360. 1073 00:59:54,924 --> 00:59:56,526 Zoey Stark. 1074 00:59:57,527 --> 00:59:59,863 -[Graves] Why? -[Michael] Attacking Becky Lynch 1075 00:59:59,930 --> 01:00:03,165 and Trish Stratus with Stratusfaction. 1076 01:00:04,067 --> 01:00:05,202 Cover. 1077 01:00:05,268 --> 01:00:07,002 [crowd] One, two, three! 1078 01:00:07,069 --> 01:00:09,071 -[Michael] Stratus beats Lynch. -[bell ringing] 1079 01:00:09,138 --> 01:00:11,707 [Michael] Thanks to Zoey Stark. 1080 01:00:11,774 --> 01:00:13,609 -["Time To Rock & Roll" playing] -[Rome] Here's your winner, 1081 01:00:13,676 --> 01:00:15,578 WWE Hall of Famer, 1082 01:00:15,645 --> 01:00:18,582 Trish Stratus. 1083 01:00:18,647 --> 01:00:20,350 [Michael] What the hell was that hit and run? 1084 01:00:20,417 --> 01:00:22,519 [Graves] Cole, I've got as many questions as you do. 1085 01:00:22,586 --> 01:00:25,055 We've seen Zoey Stark recently 1086 01:00:25,122 --> 01:00:27,089 drafted the Monday Night Raw. 1087 01:00:27,991 --> 01:00:30,961 A serious threat to the entire roster, but 1088 01:00:31,428 --> 01:00:33,263 [Michael] But Corey, it's pretty apparent 1089 01:00:34,231 --> 01:00:35,732 that this was a setup. 1090 01:00:36,933 --> 01:00:39,136 Trish went under the apron looking for something 1091 01:00:39,202 --> 01:00:41,571 and who appeared but Zoey Stark. 1092 01:00:44,540 --> 01:00:47,243 [Graves] A shocking turn of events, to say the least. 1093 01:00:47,310 --> 01:00:49,745 Zoey Stark emerging from under the ring 1094 01:00:49,812 --> 01:00:53,783 and delivering Z-360. 1095 01:00:53,850 --> 01:00:55,618 Night-night, Becky. 1096 01:00:56,319 --> 01:01:02,024 The exclamation point in the form of Stratusfaction. 1097 01:01:02,091 --> 01:01:04,861 [crowd] One, two, three! 1098 01:01:04,928 --> 01:01:06,462 [bell ringing] 1099 01:01:06,529 --> 01:01:09,466 [Michael] Becky Lynch has to be seething. 1100 01:01:10,767 --> 01:01:12,636 -[crowd booing] -[singer] ♪ It's time to rock and roll ♪ 1101 01:01:12,702 --> 01:01:15,272 ♪ This time I'm in control ♪ 1102 01:01:15,337 --> 01:01:17,707 [Michael] The Hall of Famer Trish Stratus… 1103 01:01:17,774 --> 01:01:19,009 You're welcome. 1104 01:01:19,176 --> 01:01:22,011 [Michael] …with yet another trick up her sleeve. 1105 01:01:23,180 --> 01:01:27,116 [Graves] Well, at least Zoey starts paying Trish the respect she deserves. 1106 01:01:28,685 --> 01:01:30,352 [Michael] Trish should be saying, 1107 01:01:30,953 --> 01:01:32,055 "Thank you, Zoey." 1108 01:01:35,959 --> 01:01:37,160 [laughs] 1109 01:01:37,227 --> 01:01:38,828 [fan chants] Thank you, Zoey! 1110 01:01:41,263 --> 01:01:43,500 -["Prizefighter" playing] -[singer] ♪ Prizefighter knock me… ♪ 1111 01:01:43,567 --> 01:01:45,569 [Michael] When we return at Night of Champions, 1112 01:01:45,634 --> 01:01:47,937 "The Ring General," Gunther, will face off against 1113 01:01:48,004 --> 01:01:50,674 Battle Royal winner, Mustafa Ali 1114 01:01:50,774 --> 01:01:52,642 for the Intercontinental Championship. 1115 01:01:55,078 --> 01:01:58,281 Let's take a look at Ali visiting Mecca. 1116 01:02:08,158 --> 01:02:11,194 As-salamu alaykum, everybody. We're here. We're here. 1117 01:02:11,261 --> 01:02:12,328 I'm excited. 1118 01:02:12,395 --> 01:02:13,730 I've been to Saudi Arabia before, 1119 01:02:13,797 --> 01:02:15,832 but I haven't been here during the month of Ramadan. 1120 01:02:17,133 --> 01:02:20,069 A lot of people on the flight are coming here for Umrah. 1121 01:02:21,136 --> 01:02:22,973 You know, we had iftar together, we had suhoor together. 1122 01:02:23,038 --> 01:02:27,444 We actually prayed Fajr prayer on the plane, it was beautiful. 1123 01:02:27,910 --> 01:02:31,214 Again, my sincere gratitude and appreciation to the GEA 1124 01:02:31,281 --> 01:02:34,718 for hosting an amazing iftar here at Al Markaz. 1125 01:02:35,252 --> 01:02:37,854 We had amazing food, amazing conversation. 1126 01:02:37,921 --> 01:02:39,455 What an amazing time. 1127 01:02:42,759 --> 01:02:44,761 Even though I'm not from Saudi, 1128 01:02:44,828 --> 01:02:48,298 this sense of brotherhood and belonging 1129 01:02:48,365 --> 01:02:50,000 has just encompassed me. 1130 01:02:50,066 --> 01:02:51,067 [indistinct chatter] 1131 01:02:51,134 --> 01:02:52,669 [announcer] Mustafa Ali. 1132 01:02:52,736 --> 01:02:54,803 [applause] 1133 01:02:55,571 --> 01:02:57,107 I didn't feel like an outsider 1134 01:02:57,173 --> 01:02:58,707 for one minute while I was here. 1135 01:03:02,212 --> 01:03:05,281 [dramatic music playing] 1136 01:03:05,348 --> 01:03:06,716 Today is the day. 1137 01:03:06,783 --> 01:03:09,319 We are heading out now for Umrah. 1138 01:03:09,386 --> 01:03:12,388 And I'm beyond nervous, anxious, barely slept. 1139 01:03:16,158 --> 01:03:18,060 The journey is safe to Umrah, inshallah. 1140 01:03:18,127 --> 01:03:19,895 My dua's are accepted. 1141 01:03:19,962 --> 01:03:22,098 And my Umrah's accepted, so here we go. 1142 01:03:24,600 --> 01:03:27,569 I have this immense sense of gratitude in my heart 1143 01:03:27,636 --> 01:03:29,471 and it's just traveling through my body. 1144 01:03:29,538 --> 01:03:30,973 I don't know if this makes sense, 1145 01:03:31,040 --> 01:03:32,741 but I feel gratitude coming out of my fingertips, 1146 01:03:32,808 --> 01:03:35,178 almost like beaming. [chuckles] 1147 01:03:35,312 --> 01:03:38,315 [indistinct chatter] 1148 01:03:39,281 --> 01:03:41,417 [Mustafa] I remember seeing the Mukaab for the first time 1149 01:03:41,484 --> 01:03:45,721 and I felt like my heart skipped a beat, uh, just by its beauty. 1150 01:03:45,788 --> 01:03:48,792 [indistinct chatter] 1151 01:03:50,759 --> 01:03:54,163 [Mustafa] And I looked around and I saw brothers and sisters 1152 01:03:54,531 --> 01:03:56,131 from all over the world, 1153 01:03:56,198 --> 01:03:58,835 you know, all wearing the same garment that I'm wearing, 1154 01:03:58,902 --> 01:04:00,970 um, walking the same path that I'm walking, 1155 01:04:01,037 --> 01:04:03,373 and I just felt this sense of unity. 1156 01:04:03,439 --> 01:04:06,442 [indistinct chatter] 1157 01:04:06,509 --> 01:04:09,846 And I just felt so much peace and tranquility. 1158 01:04:09,913 --> 01:04:11,748 I'm forever grateful for this opportunity 1159 01:04:11,814 --> 01:04:14,149 to perform Umrah in the month of Ramadan. 1160 01:04:14,817 --> 01:04:18,855 I can't even begin to describe how blessed and thankful I am. 1161 01:04:20,723 --> 01:04:23,526 It's something that I'll cherish for the rest of my life, inshallah. 1162 01:04:32,502 --> 01:04:35,504 ["Problematic" playing] 1163 01:04:52,821 --> 01:04:53,990 [bell ringing] 1164 01:04:54,057 --> 01:04:57,160 [Rome] The following contest scheduled for one fall 1165 01:04:57,227 --> 01:05:03,566 is for the Intercontinental Championship. 1166 01:05:04,600 --> 01:05:07,370 Introducing first, from Chicago, Illinois, 1167 01:05:07,437 --> 01:05:10,807 weighing in at 182 pounds, 1168 01:05:10,874 --> 01:05:14,977 Mustafa Ali. 1169 01:05:16,413 --> 01:05:19,149 [Graves] Tremendous ovation for Mustafa Ali 1170 01:05:19,214 --> 01:05:23,520 as he prepares for one of the biggest matches of his career. 1171 01:05:23,586 --> 01:05:25,587 And right now, Ali told me, 1172 01:05:25,654 --> 01:05:27,490 he feels like his back's against the wall. 1173 01:05:27,557 --> 01:05:29,024 He's been questioning himself, 1174 01:05:29,091 --> 01:05:32,162 questioning his dream and all the work he's put in. 1175 01:05:32,227 --> 01:05:34,330 It all comes to a head tonight in Jeddah. 1176 01:05:34,464 --> 01:05:36,899 [Michael] Well, Corey, there's no doubt he earned this opportunity 1177 01:05:36,966 --> 01:05:39,569 versus 24 other superstars on Monday Night Raw 1178 01:05:39,636 --> 01:05:42,272 a couple of weeks ago in a Battle Royal 1179 01:05:42,337 --> 01:05:45,008 that would come down to Ricochet, 1180 01:05:45,073 --> 01:05:48,144 Bronson Reed, and Mustafa Ali 1181 01:05:48,211 --> 01:05:51,781 for the right to face Gunther for the Intercontinental Championship. 1182 01:05:51,848 --> 01:05:54,783 [Graves] Just as it seemed as Bronson Reed and-- I'm sorry. 1183 01:05:54,850 --> 01:05:58,221 Bronson Reed was on the verge of being eliminated. 1184 01:05:58,288 --> 01:06:00,490 He would capture Ricochet mid maneuver, 1185 01:06:00,557 --> 01:06:03,960 which opened the door for positive Ali 1186 01:06:04,027 --> 01:06:06,296 -to dropkick Bronson Reed. -[bell ringing] 1187 01:06:06,361 --> 01:06:08,698 [Graves] And earn the opportunity to challenge 1188 01:06:08,765 --> 01:06:10,066 for the Intercontinental Championship. 1189 01:06:10,133 --> 01:06:11,567 [Michael] That's like fighting for a ticket 1190 01:06:11,634 --> 01:06:13,303 to be involved in your own mugging. 1191 01:06:14,537 --> 01:06:16,606 -[Graves] That's what that's like. -[Michael] That's your reward. 1192 01:06:16,673 --> 01:06:18,508 You get to get beat up by Gunther here tonight. 1193 01:06:18,575 --> 01:06:23,111 Listen, Ali may be the biggest underdog we've seen in WWE in the last decade. 1194 01:06:23,178 --> 01:06:25,415 [Graves] There's nothing more dangerous 1195 01:06:25,482 --> 01:06:28,484 than a man who feels he's got nothing left to lose. 1196 01:06:29,218 --> 01:06:30,819 [Michael] Ali said that 1197 01:06:31,988 --> 01:06:34,857 "If I can't be great, if I can't be a champion, 1198 01:06:34,924 --> 01:06:36,625 then I don't deserve to be here." 1199 01:06:36,692 --> 01:06:39,696 [tense music playing] 1200 01:06:41,163 --> 01:06:46,935 Ladies and gentlemen, 1201 01:06:48,971 --> 01:06:52,575 I demand 1202 01:06:52,642 --> 01:06:57,513 all your gratitude 1203 01:06:58,314 --> 01:07:04,687 for your WWE Intercontinental 1204 01:07:04,754 --> 01:07:08,323 Heavyweight Champion. 1205 01:07:11,961 --> 01:07:18,734 "The Ring General," 1206 01:07:20,770 --> 01:07:23,939 Gunther. 1207 01:07:24,741 --> 01:07:27,743 ["Symphony No. 9" playing] 1208 01:07:33,448 --> 01:07:34,884 [singer] ♪ Gunther ♪ 1209 01:07:37,687 --> 01:07:39,556 [Michael] He is the longest-reigning 1210 01:07:39,622 --> 01:07:43,960 Intercontinental Champion this century. 1211 01:07:45,060 --> 01:07:47,596 Closing in on a year with the title. 1212 01:07:47,964 --> 01:07:50,966 He knocked off Ricochet last June. 1213 01:07:53,870 --> 01:07:55,738 Only two men in WWE history 1214 01:07:55,805 --> 01:07:57,807 have held the Intercontinental Championship 1215 01:07:57,874 --> 01:07:59,776 longer than this man, 1216 01:07:59,841 --> 01:08:01,578 Honky Tonk Man, 1217 01:08:01,644 --> 01:08:04,681 Randy "Macho Man" Savage. 1218 01:08:05,515 --> 01:08:08,750 [Graves] At this rate those records may, in fact, someday be in jeopardy, 1219 01:08:08,817 --> 01:08:12,254 courtesy of "The Ring General" Gunther. 1220 01:08:12,321 --> 01:08:15,491 Everything about this man is impressive. 1221 01:08:15,558 --> 01:08:19,062 His stature, his stoicism. 1222 01:08:19,761 --> 01:08:24,666 But when the bell rings, there may be no one better than Gunther. 1223 01:08:24,733 --> 01:08:27,603 [Michael] And Ali got a tremendous ovation yesterday 1224 01:08:27,670 --> 01:08:29,871 at the Night of Champions media event, 1225 01:08:29,938 --> 01:08:32,274 just outside here in Champion City. 1226 01:08:32,975 --> 01:08:35,243 Gunther scoffed 1227 01:08:36,144 --> 01:08:39,349 at the reaction from the WWE Universe. 1228 01:08:39,749 --> 01:08:42,919 And he laughed over the fact that anyone believed 1229 01:08:42,986 --> 01:08:46,856 that Ali had a chance to knock him off tonight. 1230 01:08:46,956 --> 01:08:50,460 Gunther said, "I spent my entire life, 1231 01:08:50,526 --> 01:08:53,129 every waking moment, 1232 01:08:53,196 --> 01:08:56,432 preparing to be a champion." 1233 01:08:56,499 --> 01:08:58,100 "That's what I do." 1234 01:08:59,068 --> 01:09:00,636 [Graves] The preparation has paid off 1235 01:09:00,702 --> 01:09:04,974 and Gunther has been an extremely dominant champion 1236 01:09:05,041 --> 01:09:07,309 and has shown no signs of slowing. 1237 01:09:07,376 --> 01:09:10,145 [Michael] He's like a cyborg in many ways. 1238 01:09:10,212 --> 01:09:14,149 Here's a man who entered the Royal Rumble this year at number one. 1239 01:09:15,151 --> 01:09:20,089 He lasted longer than anyone in a traditional Royal Rumble in one hour, 1240 01:09:20,156 --> 01:09:24,727 eleven minutes and forty seconds before being eliminated by Cody Rhodes. 1241 01:09:28,331 --> 01:09:29,331 -Let's go with the bell. -[bell dings] 1242 01:09:29,398 --> 01:09:31,501 [Michael] We talked to superstars who will tell you 1243 01:09:31,567 --> 01:09:34,504 that they've never been hit so hard 1244 01:09:34,569 --> 01:09:39,108 than they have when they've suffered at the hands of the chops of Gunther. 1245 01:09:39,175 --> 01:09:41,743 [Graves] It's like watching a warrior swing a battle axe. 1246 01:09:42,377 --> 01:09:45,715 [Michael] Okay. Let's not kid ourselves, but I got to ask you the question, 1247 01:09:45,782 --> 01:09:48,283 does Ali have any chance? 1248 01:09:48,350 --> 01:09:49,519 [crowd booing] 1249 01:09:49,585 --> 01:09:52,654 [Graves] Any man with two fists has a chance. 1250 01:09:52,721 --> 01:09:55,657 A puncher's chance. A miracle may happen. 1251 01:09:56,325 --> 01:10:00,263 Yeah, there's some semblance of a chance in Ali's corner, 1252 01:10:00,329 --> 01:10:01,864 but it's not likely. 1253 01:10:02,065 --> 01:10:06,501 [Michael] Ali grew up believing in some of the great believers 1254 01:10:06,568 --> 01:10:09,438 and miracle workers in WWE history. 1255 01:10:09,505 --> 01:10:13,509 Bret "The Hitman" Hart, Rey Mysterio, Eddie Guerrero 1256 01:10:13,576 --> 01:10:16,345 -as Ali looks to-- -[Graves] Oh, my goodness. 1257 01:10:16,412 --> 01:10:19,916 [Michael] Pull out a page in the history of some underdogs like Mysterio. 1258 01:10:19,982 --> 01:10:23,920 [Graves] Sounds like Ali just incited Gunther with the chop in the corner. 1259 01:10:23,986 --> 01:10:26,589 But now, smart strategy, trying to chop the big man down. 1260 01:10:26,656 --> 01:10:28,357 [Michael] Yeah, use your quickness to take Gunther off his feet. 1261 01:10:28,424 --> 01:10:29,925 -[Graves] Oh, no. -[Michael] Sleeper. 1262 01:10:30,460 --> 01:10:34,063 [Graves] We've seen Gunther earn many victories with that very maneuver. 1263 01:10:34,931 --> 01:10:36,432 Ali looking to push the pace. 1264 01:10:36,499 --> 01:10:38,134 This is what Mustafa is going to have to do. 1265 01:10:38,201 --> 01:10:39,969 [Michael] Kick to the face, Gunther's stunned. 1266 01:10:40,036 --> 01:10:42,705 [Graves] Push Gunther out of his comfort zone, if that's possible. 1267 01:10:42,772 --> 01:10:44,807 [Michael] A second time, Gunther, though, still on his feet. 1268 01:10:46,075 --> 01:10:50,079 And this time, Gunther lifts Ali up and slams him to the canvas. 1269 01:10:51,147 --> 01:10:52,148 [screaming] 1270 01:10:52,215 --> 01:10:54,717 [Michael] So here's a man who just got kicked in the face twice. 1271 01:10:55,184 --> 01:10:57,320 And then he just turns around and slams the man. 1272 01:10:57,653 --> 01:10:59,589 [Graves] Let's be honest, Gunther nearly put Ali 1273 01:10:59,655 --> 01:11:00,723 through the center of the ring. 1274 01:11:00,790 --> 01:11:03,425 I don't know the last time I've seen a body slam 1275 01:11:03,492 --> 01:11:04,660 with that much malice behind it. 1276 01:11:05,995 --> 01:11:07,396 But that's Gunther's MO. 1277 01:11:07,463 --> 01:11:09,365 [Michael] Talking to one of Gunther's opponents 1278 01:11:09,866 --> 01:11:14,269 who told me that Gunther is like a frenzied lion in the ring. 1279 01:11:14,337 --> 01:11:15,605 Oh, my goodness. 1280 01:11:15,670 --> 01:11:18,107 There are the thunderous chops we were talking about. 1281 01:11:20,710 --> 01:11:21,844 [yelling] 1282 01:11:21,943 --> 01:11:23,146 [Michael] Just listen. 1283 01:11:25,014 --> 01:11:26,014 God. 1284 01:11:28,785 --> 01:11:29,852 And another. 1285 01:11:29,919 --> 01:11:31,320 Hit me, I'm always here. 1286 01:11:35,825 --> 01:11:37,626 [Graves] Well he probably shouldn't have made him mad. 1287 01:11:38,594 --> 01:11:39,795 [Michael] He's got a point. 1288 01:11:43,099 --> 01:11:46,434 A steadfast and commanding presence. 1289 01:11:50,606 --> 01:11:55,077 Ali still trying to fight back, understands this is an opportunity. 1290 01:11:55,611 --> 01:11:59,081 Ali's never held a championship in the WWE. 1291 01:11:59,648 --> 01:12:01,050 Oh, and another slam. 1292 01:12:01,584 --> 01:12:03,519 It doesn't look like tonight's going to be the night, either. 1293 01:12:03,586 --> 01:12:04,786 [Graves] Took the words right out of my mouth. 1294 01:12:04,853 --> 01:12:06,656 Boston crab by the Ring General. 1295 01:12:06,722 --> 01:12:08,090 [Michael] Center of the ring and just sitting down, 1296 01:12:08,157 --> 01:12:12,428 his full 250-pound frame on the lower back of Ali. 1297 01:12:15,565 --> 01:12:19,869 [Graves] For a man as large as Gunther is, 250 pounds plus, 1298 01:12:19,936 --> 01:12:22,405 he has incredible in-ring stamina. 1299 01:12:25,074 --> 01:12:27,009 You cannot tire out the Ring General. 1300 01:12:27,076 --> 01:12:28,744 [Michael] Now the crossface by Gunther. 1301 01:12:31,280 --> 01:12:32,982 [Graves] Just continues to put on the pressure. 1302 01:12:33,449 --> 01:12:35,017 [Michael] The thing about Gunther, too, Corey. 1303 01:12:35,084 --> 01:12:36,485 There's no wasted motion. 1304 01:12:36,552 --> 01:12:38,788 He doesn't mess around in the ring. He gets down to business. 1305 01:12:38,855 --> 01:12:40,822 He beats the hell out of you and he walks away. 1306 01:12:40,889 --> 01:12:43,459 [Graves] Not a lot of style, all substance. 1307 01:12:43,626 --> 01:12:46,829 The smash mouth technique of the Intercontinental Champion. 1308 01:12:47,096 --> 01:12:48,831 Ali chucked to the outside. 1309 01:12:49,898 --> 01:12:52,668 [Michael] Now Ali delivering a shoulder to the midsection. 1310 01:12:52,902 --> 01:12:55,705 Creates a little bit of space. Oh, my goodness. 1311 01:12:55,771 --> 01:12:56,906 [Graves] That's it. 1312 01:12:58,840 --> 01:13:00,943 [Michael] You know, we talked about Bruno Sammartino 1313 01:13:01,010 --> 01:13:04,647 a little bit earlier tonight, the great WWE Hall of Famer. 1314 01:13:04,714 --> 01:13:07,884 Gunther is drawing comparisons to Bruno Sammartino, 1315 01:13:07,950 --> 01:13:14,857 but Bruno Sammartino was never this agile or this athletic like Gunther is. 1316 01:13:14,924 --> 01:13:16,392 [Graves] I agree with you wholeheartedly. 1317 01:13:16,459 --> 01:13:19,862 But also the difference, Bruno fought to win. 1318 01:13:19,929 --> 01:13:23,499 Gunther fights to prove his point 1319 01:13:23,566 --> 01:13:27,970 that he is supreme to everyone in WWE. 1320 01:13:28,536 --> 01:13:32,008 I'm sure, right now, Mustafa Ali will agree. 1321 01:13:32,074 --> 01:13:35,845 [Michael] You get a chill down your spine when you watch Gunther compete. 1322 01:13:37,313 --> 01:13:42,251 Takes you back to WrestleMania Clash at the Castle in Cardiff, 1323 01:13:42,318 --> 01:13:45,021 the physical battles he had with McIntyre and Sheamus. 1324 01:13:45,087 --> 01:13:46,722 [Graves] And look at the Intercontinental Champion's face. 1325 01:13:46,789 --> 01:13:48,691 It's almost as though Gunther was insulted 1326 01:13:48,758 --> 01:13:51,827 by the fact that Ali even bothered to roll back in the ring with him. 1327 01:13:52,862 --> 01:13:55,231 -[Michael] Oh! -[Graves] And now Ali will pay. 1328 01:13:55,298 --> 01:13:58,300 [crowd cheering] 1329 01:14:00,870 --> 01:14:03,806 [Michael] It's just to make the point to punish your opponent, 1330 01:14:04,874 --> 01:14:09,644 to bring "prestige" to what he believes is the greatest championship. 1331 01:14:10,279 --> 01:14:12,348 [Graves] And at this point, Gunther knows full well 1332 01:14:12,415 --> 01:14:14,282 that it goes beyond Mustafa Ali. 1333 01:14:14,349 --> 01:14:17,954 There's a locker room full of superstars right now watching this brutality. 1334 01:14:18,019 --> 01:14:21,023 There's another portion of the roster back in the United States 1335 01:14:21,090 --> 01:14:22,959 hoping to someday challenge Gunther. 1336 01:14:23,025 --> 01:14:26,329 And Gunther's saying, "Go ahead. Give it a shot. Give me your best." 1337 01:14:26,394 --> 01:14:28,731 [Michael] Here's Ali trying to fire back and fight back. 1338 01:14:28,798 --> 01:14:31,534 Ali showing a little bit of life now against Gunther. 1339 01:14:31,634 --> 01:14:33,936 Ali realizing this could be his last chance 1340 01:14:34,003 --> 01:14:35,737 to rally against the champion. 1341 01:14:39,742 --> 01:14:42,778 Into the corner, Ali catches him with a kick. 1342 01:14:42,844 --> 01:14:48,784 Mustafa Ali rolls through, neckbreaker, champ's down. 1343 01:14:48,851 --> 01:14:52,722 And Ali, you saw the look in his eyes, believes he's got a chance, 1344 01:14:52,788 --> 01:14:54,757 believe this could be his moment. 1345 01:14:54,824 --> 01:14:58,227 Climbing to the top rope here at the Superdome in Jeddah. 1346 01:14:59,728 --> 01:15:00,862 Oh! 1347 01:15:01,697 --> 01:15:05,534 [Graves] Ali took just a moment too long to make the climb. 1348 01:15:06,068 --> 01:15:07,937 [Michael] That will stop the rally. 1349 01:15:08,004 --> 01:15:10,005 [crowd booing] 1350 01:15:10,072 --> 01:15:14,076 [Graves] And whatever Gunther does next may very well end the match. 1351 01:15:15,244 --> 01:15:18,114 Double under hook applied by the Ring General. 1352 01:15:18,214 --> 01:15:20,249 [Michael] Ali, though, trying to fight out. 1353 01:15:20,950 --> 01:15:23,085 [Graves] In this situation, it benefits Ali. 1354 01:15:23,152 --> 01:15:25,021 I dare say, Mustafa Ali far more comfortable 1355 01:15:25,087 --> 01:15:26,621 in this position than Gunther is. 1356 01:15:26,688 --> 01:15:27,990 [Michael] And he had the leverage as well. 1357 01:15:28,057 --> 01:15:30,393 Now up to the top rope, went for the sunset flip. 1358 01:15:31,193 --> 01:15:32,827 Gunther trying to hang on. 1359 01:15:34,130 --> 01:15:35,364 Ali, though. 1360 01:15:36,032 --> 01:15:37,299 Powerbomb! 1361 01:15:38,666 --> 01:15:40,001 The champ's in trouble. 1362 01:15:41,137 --> 01:15:44,807 But Ali's only got a few moments to try to capitalize. 1363 01:15:46,342 --> 01:15:48,010 Ali up top. 1364 01:15:48,077 --> 01:15:50,279 [Graves] They're starting to believe in Jeddah. 1365 01:15:51,013 --> 01:15:53,916 [Michael] Mustafa Ali, 450! 1366 01:15:53,983 --> 01:15:57,452 Cover to win the title and the upset of the year. 1367 01:15:57,519 --> 01:15:59,121 And a kickout by Gunther. 1368 01:16:02,124 --> 01:16:05,126 [Graves] My goodness. Look at this. 1369 01:16:05,193 --> 01:16:08,164 First, what a display of strength by Mustafa Ali. 1370 01:16:08,230 --> 01:16:11,333 A sit-out powerbomb followed up immediately 1371 01:16:11,400 --> 01:16:14,969 by a picture-perfect 450 Splash. 1372 01:16:15,036 --> 01:16:17,907 And Ali continuing to soldier on. 1373 01:16:17,973 --> 01:16:18,974 [Michael] Yeah, well. 1374 01:16:21,811 --> 01:16:23,012 Thanks for coming. 1375 01:16:23,512 --> 01:16:24,813 [Gunther yelling] 1376 01:16:24,947 --> 01:16:26,982 [crowd booing] 1377 01:16:27,049 --> 01:16:30,652 [Michael] Gunther is mad now and he's about to put Ali away. 1378 01:16:30,853 --> 01:16:33,956 Oh, goodness. This is punishment time. 1379 01:16:34,023 --> 01:16:35,624 [referee] One, two… 1380 01:16:35,691 --> 01:16:36,892 [Michael] Ali's still in it. 1381 01:16:36,959 --> 01:16:38,827 [crowd cheering] 1382 01:16:38,894 --> 01:16:40,329 [Graves] He's a glutton for punishment. 1383 01:16:40,396 --> 01:16:42,965 [Michael] Well, the more frustrated Gunther gets, 1384 01:16:43,264 --> 01:16:46,635 I'm afraid the worst off things are going to become for Mr. Ali. 1385 01:16:47,670 --> 01:16:52,273 [Graves] I agree with you, Cole, but what if-- what if that's the key 1386 01:16:52,340 --> 01:16:57,346 to solving Gunther as we look again at that disgusting clothesline? 1387 01:16:58,414 --> 01:17:00,549 What if Ali's strategy is working? 1388 01:17:01,282 --> 01:17:03,184 What if his plan is to frustrate Gunther? 1389 01:17:03,251 --> 01:17:05,321 I don't know that that's it, but what if? 1390 01:17:05,888 --> 01:17:09,090 [Michael] I hate to ruin your party, Corey, 1391 01:17:09,157 --> 01:17:13,129 but I think the 450 was the last gasp from Mustafa Ali. 1392 01:17:13,195 --> 01:17:14,295 Come on! 1393 01:17:14,630 --> 01:17:16,432 [crowd] Let's go, Ali! 1394 01:17:16,499 --> 01:17:17,500 Come on! 1395 01:17:18,634 --> 01:17:21,437 Listen to me. You don't belong. 1396 01:17:22,771 --> 01:17:24,572 [Michael] Telling Ali he doesn't belong. 1397 01:17:24,773 --> 01:17:26,375 Ali said, "No way." 1398 01:17:27,643 --> 01:17:30,179 But it does-- oh, Ali though lands on his feet. 1399 01:17:30,612 --> 01:17:32,114 -[Graves] Oh, my God. -[Michael] A kick to the face. 1400 01:17:32,181 --> 01:17:35,317 Gunther stunned again. Ali is still in this. 1401 01:17:36,352 --> 01:17:37,753 Tornado DDT. 1402 01:17:39,788 --> 01:17:42,057 Ali's gonna go up top again. 1403 01:17:43,858 --> 01:17:45,461 Oh, my goodness. 1404 01:17:45,693 --> 01:17:48,764 Could he pull off a massive upset? 1405 01:17:49,130 --> 01:17:51,066 -Go for the rope… -[Graves] Ali rolls through. 1406 01:17:51,166 --> 01:17:52,735 [Michael] …out of harm's way and there's that… 1407 01:17:52,800 --> 01:17:53,869 [Graves] Oh. 1408 01:17:54,769 --> 01:17:56,772 [Michael] …devastating dropkick. 1409 01:17:57,773 --> 01:18:00,209 Followed by a Powerbomb. 1410 01:18:00,276 --> 01:18:02,411 Stacks up again, Ali, 1411 01:18:02,478 --> 01:18:03,913 -to retain the title. -[bell rings] 1412 01:18:03,978 --> 01:18:05,714 ["Prepare To Fight" playing] 1413 01:18:05,781 --> 01:18:07,116 [Rome] Here is your winner 1414 01:18:07,183 --> 01:18:12,855 and still the Intercontinental Champion, 1415 01:18:13,522 --> 01:18:16,625 Gunther. 1416 01:18:17,393 --> 01:18:20,462 [Michael] Gunther remains a dominant champion 1417 01:18:20,529 --> 01:18:25,134 as he closes in on one year with the title. 1418 01:18:25,201 --> 01:18:27,769 But what a performance by Ali. 1419 01:18:27,836 --> 01:18:31,040 [Graves] Mustafa Ali appeared to believe 1420 01:18:31,106 --> 01:18:34,043 that he had victory at his fingertips 1421 01:18:34,108 --> 01:18:37,179 until he was dropkicked by a tyrannosaurus, 1422 01:18:37,246 --> 01:18:41,717 followed by a Powerbomb again nearly through the ring. 1423 01:18:42,617 --> 01:18:47,089 Your winner and still the dream crusher, Gunther. 1424 01:18:47,156 --> 01:18:49,491 [Michael] I'll tell you, if a T-Rex could dropkick like that, 1425 01:18:49,558 --> 01:18:51,860 -the dinosaurs wouldn't be extinct. -[Graves] Amen. 1426 01:18:51,927 --> 01:18:55,831 [Michael] Gunther, still the Intercontinental Champion. 1427 01:18:56,465 --> 01:18:58,334 Say what you want about him. 1428 01:18:58,434 --> 01:19:00,236 Say what you want about his style. 1429 01:19:00,302 --> 01:19:04,473 There's no doubt he may well be the most dominant 1430 01:19:04,540 --> 01:19:07,142 in the history of WWE. 1431 01:19:13,081 --> 01:19:16,085 [crowd cheering] 1432 01:19:18,387 --> 01:19:21,322 Hey. You all right? 1433 01:19:22,057 --> 01:19:23,058 Yeah, man. 1434 01:19:23,759 --> 01:19:24,927 Can you believe we're here? 1435 01:19:26,661 --> 01:19:27,730 This is crazy, man. 1436 01:19:27,795 --> 01:19:30,398 I-- everything since WrestleMania. 1437 01:19:31,599 --> 01:19:34,637 I just-- even WrestleMania, we-- this is so much more 1438 01:19:34,702 --> 01:19:36,804 -than we ever expected. -Yeah. 1439 01:19:36,871 --> 01:19:38,874 To win the tag team championships together 1440 01:19:38,941 --> 01:19:40,476 in the main event of WrestleMania, 1441 01:19:40,541 --> 01:19:42,077 -what a run. -Yeah. 1442 01:19:42,144 --> 01:19:44,880 Man, even if it ended tonight, this has been-- 1443 01:19:44,947 --> 01:19:48,183 What? Why it would-- why would it end tonight? 1444 01:19:48,250 --> 01:19:49,785 -What does that mean? -No, it's not going to end tonight. 1445 01:19:49,852 --> 01:19:52,621 -Right. So why even go there? -But hang-- but, well, hang on a second. 1446 01:19:52,688 --> 01:19:56,258 We have to at least acknowledge the fact that Roman Reigns 1447 01:19:56,325 --> 01:20:00,596 is celebrating 1,000 days as champion, and now he wants our championships. 1448 01:20:00,996 --> 01:20:03,932 If there's one thing about Roman you have to admit, he finds a way. 1449 01:20:04,266 --> 01:20:06,335 He screwed both of us many times before. 1450 01:20:06,402 --> 01:20:07,402 We have to at least be ready. 1451 01:20:07,469 --> 01:20:09,505 Yeah, yeah. You know what, you're right. You're right. 1452 01:20:09,571 --> 01:20:11,540 -That's all I'm saying. -Yeah, I can acknowledge that. 1453 01:20:11,607 --> 01:20:13,008 But you know? That's the only thing I'll acknowledge 1454 01:20:13,075 --> 01:20:14,376 because here's the other thing, 1455 01:20:14,677 --> 01:20:17,012 here's something Roman Reigns needs to acknowledge, 1456 01:20:17,579 --> 01:20:19,715 we won those tag titles from The Usos. 1457 01:20:20,215 --> 01:20:23,852 Usos are more of a tag team than Roman and Solo have ever been, right? 1458 01:20:23,919 --> 01:20:25,154 -Right. -But here's the other thing 1459 01:20:25,219 --> 01:20:28,357 I'll acknowledge, I'm so sick of hearing about Roman Reigns 1460 01:20:28,424 --> 01:20:31,327 and his 1,000 days. Yeah, he's had his day. 1461 01:20:31,393 --> 01:20:32,460 -He's had 1,000 of them. -Right. 1462 01:20:32,527 --> 01:20:35,164 Today is not his day, today is our day. 1463 01:20:35,230 --> 01:20:36,398 That's what you need to think about. 1464 01:20:36,465 --> 01:20:38,834 I didn't come all this way to lose these titles, no. 1465 01:20:38,901 --> 01:20:40,501 Today is our day. 1466 01:20:40,568 --> 01:20:42,771 Today, Solo loses. 1467 01:20:42,838 --> 01:20:46,175 Today, Roman Reigns loses. 1468 01:20:47,142 --> 01:20:48,143 Yeah? 1469 01:20:49,878 --> 01:20:50,879 -Yeah? -Yeah. 1470 01:20:51,480 --> 01:20:52,481 -Oh, yes. -Yeah. 1471 01:20:53,749 --> 01:20:54,750 [upbeat music playing] 1472 01:20:54,817 --> 01:20:58,487 [Graves] KO doing his absolute best to fire up Sami Zayn 1473 01:20:58,554 --> 01:21:03,826 before they defend the Undisputed WWE Tag Team Championships 1474 01:21:03,892 --> 01:21:10,199 against the duo of Solo Sikoa and the "Tribal Chief" Roman Reigns. 1475 01:21:10,264 --> 01:21:13,235 [Michael] A host of WWE Superstars joining us here 1476 01:21:13,302 --> 01:21:15,571 at Night of Champions in Jeddah. 1477 01:21:15,637 --> 01:21:20,008 There is LA Knight now a part of Friday Night SmackDown, 1478 01:21:20,075 --> 01:21:22,443 fresh off a bit win over Mr. Boogs. 1479 01:21:22,844 --> 01:21:24,213 [Graves] Who's game is it, Cole? 1480 01:21:25,013 --> 01:21:26,949 It's LA Knight's game. 1481 01:21:27,014 --> 01:21:30,119 [crowd cheering] 1482 01:21:30,184 --> 01:21:33,121 Ladies and gentlemen, it has been a special week 1483 01:21:33,188 --> 01:21:37,559 here in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, including many wishes granted 1484 01:21:37,626 --> 01:21:41,463 for children here in Jeddah over the past couple of days. 1485 01:21:41,530 --> 01:21:46,501 Earlier this week, WWE joined Make-A-Wish, Saudi Arabia, 1486 01:21:46,568 --> 01:21:49,204 to grant their first-ever wish in The Kingdom. 1487 01:21:49,670 --> 01:21:53,175 WWE is so proud to be a part of this historic moment, 1488 01:21:53,242 --> 01:21:55,777 as we continue to grant wishes around the world. 1489 01:21:56,512 --> 01:22:00,182 Wonderful moments at the Saudi German Hospital 1490 01:22:00,249 --> 01:22:02,317 here in Jeddah this week. 1491 01:22:04,553 --> 01:22:06,889 An absolutely incredible week it's been here in Jeddah. 1492 01:22:06,955 --> 01:22:08,557 The fans have been amazing, 1493 01:22:08,624 --> 01:22:10,826 and what a night we're experiencing right now. 1494 01:22:10,893 --> 01:22:14,996 Well, ladies and gentlemen, Night of Champions continues with a battle 1495 01:22:15,063 --> 01:22:18,066 for the Raw Women's Championship. 1496 01:22:18,434 --> 01:22:22,036 When Night of Champions comes back, the Raw Women's Title match. 1497 01:22:22,103 --> 01:22:24,339 Bianca Belair takes on Asuka. 1498 01:22:27,643 --> 01:22:29,978 Let's see the road these competitors traveled 1499 01:22:30,045 --> 01:22:31,213 to get here tonight. 1500 01:22:34,650 --> 01:22:38,019 -[dramatic music playing] -[crowd chanting] EST! EST! EST! 1501 01:22:38,085 --> 01:22:39,922 [Bianca] At Night of Champions, I'm going to step in the ring 1502 01:22:39,987 --> 01:22:42,590 and defend my Raw Women's Championship 1503 01:22:42,657 --> 01:22:44,026 against Asuka. 1504 01:22:44,092 --> 01:22:45,360 [crowd cheering] 1505 01:22:45,427 --> 01:22:49,697 [Bianca] This is not the same Asuka that I remember from WrestleMania. 1506 01:22:49,764 --> 01:22:52,701 That Asuka, I actually respected. 1507 01:22:53,135 --> 01:22:55,603 That Asuka wanted this title, 1508 01:22:56,938 --> 01:22:58,273 but this Asuka, 1509 01:22:59,641 --> 01:23:01,242 this Asuka is different. 1510 01:23:01,309 --> 01:23:03,812 [singer] ♪ The Empress of Tomorrow ♪ 1511 01:23:04,679 --> 01:23:08,884 [Bianca] This Asuka wants more than just my title. 1512 01:23:13,355 --> 01:23:16,224 You had to wait until I got to my hometown, 1513 01:23:17,059 --> 01:23:19,995 where I was celebrating my historic title reign, 1514 01:23:20,062 --> 01:23:23,165 to come in there and mist me and humiliate me 1515 01:23:23,232 --> 01:23:25,901 in front of my entire family and friends. 1516 01:23:26,835 --> 01:23:28,003 [medic] No, no, no. Relax, relax. 1517 01:23:31,773 --> 01:23:34,076 [Bianca] The very next week when I tried to help Zelina Vega 1518 01:23:37,446 --> 01:23:39,681 [Michael] Asuka not letting go of the Asuka Lock. 1519 01:23:39,748 --> 01:23:40,949 [singer] ♪ I'm on my own ♪ 1520 01:23:41,016 --> 01:23:42,651 [Bianca] If once wasn't bad enough, 1521 01:23:44,652 --> 01:23:45,821 she did it twice. 1522 01:23:45,888 --> 01:23:47,022 [Michael] Oh, the mist, 1523 01:23:47,089 --> 01:23:50,459 just barely got Bianca this time around. 1524 01:23:50,526 --> 01:23:53,462 [Bianca] Now, I'm standing here, and my eyes still burn, 1525 01:23:54,496 --> 01:23:56,498 my vision is still blurry, 1526 01:23:59,034 --> 01:24:00,969 but my mind… 1527 01:24:01,637 --> 01:24:04,172 has never been more clear. 1528 01:24:04,973 --> 01:24:07,809 So if Asuka wants a rematch, bet, say less. 1529 01:24:09,978 --> 01:24:12,813 I'm not just giving Asuka a rematch, 1530 01:24:12,880 --> 01:24:15,584 I'm giving her a fight because now I want to fight. 1531 01:24:18,085 --> 01:24:20,822 And I'm going to fight Asuka at Night of Champions 1532 01:24:22,124 --> 01:24:25,059 until I hear, "And still, your Raw Women's Champion, 1533 01:24:25,126 --> 01:24:26,894 Bianca Belair." 1534 01:24:26,962 --> 01:24:28,330 ["You Can't Hide" playing] 1535 01:24:28,897 --> 01:24:31,166 [Michael] Well, we may not have to wait for Night of Champions. 1536 01:24:34,001 --> 01:24:35,003 From behind. 1537 01:24:36,605 --> 01:24:39,273 The officials out here trying to keep these women separated. 1538 01:24:42,911 --> 01:24:44,880 Bianca Belair looking for a K.O.D. 1539 01:24:47,583 --> 01:24:50,419 [Wade] Asuka is in the head of Bianca Belair. 1540 01:24:51,987 --> 01:24:56,291 That record-breaking reign is in jeopardy at Night of Champions. 1541 01:24:57,858 --> 01:24:59,061 [Asuka laughs] 1542 01:25:03,465 --> 01:25:04,800 ["Prizefighter" playing] 1543 01:25:04,866 --> 01:25:06,168 [Graves] We want to send a special thank you 1544 01:25:06,233 --> 01:25:08,637 to Blame My Youth for "Prizefighter," 1545 01:25:08,704 --> 01:25:11,607 the official theme song of WWE Night of Champions. 1546 01:25:11,673 --> 01:25:16,010 And the song is available right now on Apple Music and Spotify. 1547 01:25:17,980 --> 01:25:21,016 [Michael] We are in the modern mini-City of Jeddah. 1548 01:25:21,083 --> 01:25:22,517 Major Port on the Red Sea 1549 01:25:22,584 --> 01:25:26,388 and home to the sensational City Walk. 1550 01:25:26,455 --> 01:25:29,523 So much to do here, so much fun to be had, 1551 01:25:29,590 --> 01:25:31,526 resort hotels, beaches, 1552 01:25:31,593 --> 01:25:36,932 also a seafront promenade down on the Red Sea as well 1553 01:25:36,999 --> 01:25:40,168 home tonight, Jeddah, Night of Champions. 1554 01:25:40,235 --> 01:25:42,904 [singer] ♪ I'm gonna win Cause I got you ringside ♪ 1555 01:25:42,971 --> 01:25:46,708 ♪ Prizefighter knock me down ♪ 1556 01:25:46,775 --> 01:25:48,777 ["You Can't Hide" playing] 1557 01:25:48,844 --> 01:25:50,846 [crowd cheering] 1558 01:25:54,883 --> 01:25:56,351 [Michael] The mood's changed. 1559 01:25:58,820 --> 01:26:02,557 [singer] ♪ Your destiny's written All over the sky ♪ 1560 01:26:02,624 --> 01:26:05,626 ♪ You can't hide ♪ 1561 01:26:05,826 --> 01:26:09,331 ♪ I'm readin' the thoughts That take over your mind ♪ 1562 01:26:09,398 --> 01:26:10,799 ♪ Day and night ♪ 1563 01:26:10,866 --> 01:26:13,001 [Michael] You know Corey, you have covered Asuka's career, 1564 01:26:13,068 --> 01:26:14,268 The Empress of Tomorrow, 1565 01:26:14,335 --> 01:26:17,639 ever since she came to the United States and debuted at NXT. 1566 01:26:17,706 --> 01:26:22,309 What is different about Asuka today than in the past? 1567 01:26:22,376 --> 01:26:26,682 [Graves] It's almost as though Asuka has become a little more unhinged 1568 01:26:26,748 --> 01:26:29,184 than in days past, if you can believe that. 1569 01:26:29,251 --> 01:26:34,589 Asuka seems to have really taken her focus off of the WWE Universe 1570 01:26:34,656 --> 01:26:37,925 and turned it back to where it belongs, on winning championships, 1571 01:26:37,992 --> 01:26:40,362 on doing damage to her opponents. 1572 01:26:40,996 --> 01:26:44,933 Asuka may be the single most lethal woman in WWE. 1573 01:26:45,000 --> 01:26:49,938 [Michael] And she has the single most lethal weapon in my mind, 1574 01:26:51,072 --> 01:26:52,107 the mist. 1575 01:26:52,174 --> 01:26:56,044 ["You Can't Hide" continues playing] 1576 01:26:56,111 --> 01:26:58,612 [Michael] It was that mist that embarrassed Bianca Belair 1577 01:26:58,679 --> 01:27:01,683 in Bianca's hometown of Knoxville, Tennessee, 1578 01:27:01,750 --> 01:27:03,184 a couple of weeks ago. 1579 01:27:04,052 --> 01:27:05,286 [Graves] Bianca has not forgotten-- 1580 01:27:05,353 --> 01:27:08,956 Asuka hasn't forgotten the result of their collision at WrestleMania. 1581 01:27:09,023 --> 01:27:12,059 [Michael] This is a WrestleMania rematch tonight. 1582 01:27:19,201 --> 01:27:20,768 -["Watch Me Shine" playing] -[singer] ♪ I'm on my own ♪ 1583 01:27:20,835 --> 01:27:22,170 ♪ Against the wall ♪ 1584 01:27:22,237 --> 01:27:24,940 ♪ The pressure's building But, no, I will never fall ♪ 1585 01:27:25,240 --> 01:27:28,110 ♪ Instead of crying, they hear me roar ♪ 1586 01:27:28,175 --> 01:27:30,411 ♪ And now I see that I'm way better than before ♪ 1587 01:27:30,478 --> 01:27:32,080 ♪ I never needed you at all ♪ 1588 01:27:32,147 --> 01:27:34,983 ♪ Think I'd fall down I'ma watch you fall down ♪ 1589 01:27:35,050 --> 01:27:37,352 ♪ I'm living large now I never needed you at all ♪ 1590 01:27:37,419 --> 01:27:39,955 [Michael] You know Corey, it was in Saudi Arabia, 1591 01:27:40,755 --> 01:27:43,224 last year, back in 2022, 1592 01:27:43,592 --> 01:27:47,362 when Bianca Belair won the Elimination Chamber match. 1593 01:27:48,597 --> 01:27:51,500 She would go on after that victory to WrestleMania, 1594 01:27:51,633 --> 01:27:54,803 where she would win the Women's Championship. 1595 01:27:54,870 --> 01:27:59,141 And she has held it ever since including this past year's WrestleMania, 1596 01:27:59,206 --> 01:28:01,977 where she, as you mentioned, beat Asuka. 1597 01:28:02,043 --> 01:28:03,245 [Graves] And much like Asuka, 1598 01:28:03,311 --> 01:28:06,947 this is a very different Bianca Belair than we've seen in years past 1599 01:28:07,014 --> 01:28:09,818 in that Bianca has truly grown into 1600 01:28:09,884 --> 01:28:12,353 and embraced her role as champion. 1601 01:28:12,420 --> 01:28:13,922 She's always had the swagger, 1602 01:28:13,989 --> 01:28:16,491 she's always had the sharp tongue, 1603 01:28:16,657 --> 01:28:18,860 but the way Bianca carries herself these days, 1604 01:28:18,927 --> 01:28:21,129 the confidence she exudes in the ring, 1605 01:28:21,196 --> 01:28:22,998 is that befitting a champion. 1606 01:28:23,063 --> 01:28:25,032 [Michael] Well, she's also the longest-reigning 1607 01:28:25,099 --> 01:28:27,335 Women's Champion of the modern era, 1608 01:28:27,701 --> 01:28:28,837 is Bianca Belair. 1609 01:28:28,904 --> 01:28:30,572 [bell ringing] 1610 01:28:30,639 --> 01:28:33,375 The following contest scheduled for one fall 1611 01:28:33,441 --> 01:28:39,481 is for the Raw Women's Championship. 1612 01:28:39,548 --> 01:28:41,516 [crowd cheering] 1613 01:28:42,651 --> 01:28:44,753 Introducing the challenger, 1614 01:28:45,187 --> 01:28:47,722 from Osaka, Japan, 1615 01:28:48,123 --> 01:28:52,527 Asuka. 1616 01:28:52,594 --> 01:28:54,362 [crowd cheering] 1617 01:28:54,429 --> 01:28:56,431 [crowd chanting] Asuka! Asuka! Asuka 1618 01:28:57,098 --> 01:28:58,934 [Rome] And her opponent, 1619 01:28:59,000 --> 01:29:01,402 from Knoxville, Tennessee, 1620 01:29:01,469 --> 01:29:05,840 she is the Raw Women's Champion, 1621 01:29:05,907 --> 01:29:10,846 Bianca Belair. 1622 01:29:10,911 --> 01:29:12,447 [Michael] You know Corey, you mentioned earlier 1623 01:29:12,514 --> 01:29:15,383 the fact that the Street Profits, Bianca Belair among others 1624 01:29:15,450 --> 01:29:18,053 visited Dubai a couple of days ago. 1625 01:29:18,119 --> 01:29:20,655 They had some fun, visited a lot of amusement parks, 1626 01:29:20,722 --> 01:29:21,956 they went to the Burj Khalifa, 1627 01:29:22,023 --> 01:29:24,492 which is the largest building in the world, 1628 01:29:24,925 --> 01:29:26,126 and Bianca had a lot of fun. 1629 01:29:26,193 --> 01:29:28,630 I asked her yesterday, I said, "Why did you do that 1630 01:29:28,697 --> 01:29:30,599 so close to a championship match?" 1631 01:29:30,665 --> 01:29:33,001 she said, "Michael, it's because I get inside myself so much. 1632 01:29:33,068 --> 01:29:34,169 I get so anxious. 1633 01:29:34,236 --> 01:29:35,536 -I have this anxiety. -[bell ringing] 1634 01:29:35,603 --> 01:29:36,938 [Michael] I need to release it in other ways, 1635 01:29:37,005 --> 01:29:38,440 and that's how I do it, 1636 01:29:38,673 --> 01:29:41,809 try to have fun, try to get my mind off what I have to get into tonight." 1637 01:29:41,876 --> 01:29:44,746 [Graves] Well, Bianca has experienced Asuka firsthand in the past, 1638 01:29:44,813 --> 01:29:47,916 -which could be a key in this matchup -[Michael] Oh! 1639 01:29:47,983 --> 01:29:51,452 [Graves] but the devil-may-care attitude adopted recently by Asuka 1640 01:29:51,553 --> 01:29:54,422 also could propel her to the championship. 1641 01:29:54,489 --> 01:29:55,557 [Michael] And even in an interview 1642 01:29:55,624 --> 01:29:57,959 during the media event yesterday for Night of Champions, 1643 01:29:58,026 --> 01:30:00,061 -Bianca Belair did recognize… -[Graves] Oh. 1644 01:30:00,128 --> 01:30:02,030 [Michael] …and understand that this is a different Asuka. 1645 01:30:02,097 --> 01:30:04,432 And she's got to fight fire with fire here tonight. 1646 01:30:04,499 --> 01:30:07,035 [Graves] And I think that's what we saw there for a moment, for a glimpse, 1647 01:30:07,102 --> 01:30:10,438 this Bianca Belair throwing style out the window. 1648 01:30:10,505 --> 01:30:11,572 It's about fighting. 1649 01:30:11,639 --> 01:30:13,742 It's about inflicting damage on your opponent. 1650 01:30:13,808 --> 01:30:16,277 [Michael] Yeah, good luck, referee Jessika Carr, in this one. 1651 01:30:17,245 --> 01:30:19,714 Shoulder tackle by Bianca, down goes Asuka. 1652 01:30:19,781 --> 01:30:21,950 -And if you're-- -You want to mist me, huh? 1653 01:30:22,017 --> 01:30:23,817 Huh? Come on. 1654 01:30:24,286 --> 01:30:26,755 [Michael] Again, still upset over the embarrassment, 1655 01:30:26,888 --> 01:30:29,456 the humiliation she felt in her hometown of Knoxville 1656 01:30:29,523 --> 01:30:30,925 in front of her family and friends. 1657 01:30:32,393 --> 01:30:33,661 Leapfrog by Bianca. 1658 01:30:33,728 --> 01:30:34,963 -Asuka. -[Graves] Oh. 1659 01:30:35,030 --> 01:30:36,431 [Michael] Dropkick right to the midsection. 1660 01:30:36,498 --> 01:30:39,834 [Graves] I understand confidence is sort of her thing, 1661 01:30:40,168 --> 01:30:42,971 her being Bianca Belair, but you can never get overconfident 1662 01:30:43,038 --> 01:30:46,574 when you are in there with someone as lethal and dangerous as Asuka. 1663 01:30:46,641 --> 01:30:49,777 Any one of her strikes can turn a competitor's lights out. 1664 01:30:49,844 --> 01:30:51,780 [Michael] Asuka two-time Raw Women's Champion. 1665 01:30:51,846 --> 01:30:54,081 SmackDown Women's Champion. Three-time Tag Champ. 1666 01:30:54,148 --> 01:30:56,317 Also a winner of the Royal Rumble. 1667 01:30:57,885 --> 01:30:59,454 [Graves] Asuka is viciously stomping. 1668 01:30:59,521 --> 01:31:01,589 [Michael] So Bianca has champion's advantage tonight. 1669 01:31:01,656 --> 01:31:04,559 Asuka's got a pin or submit Bianca to win the title. 1670 01:31:04,626 --> 01:31:06,695 -So what does Bianca have to do to retain? -[Graves] Oh. 1671 01:31:07,562 --> 01:31:09,965 Bianca needs to stick to what brought her to the dance. 1672 01:31:10,031 --> 01:31:11,366 That being her power. 1673 01:31:11,433 --> 01:31:15,170 You're not going to win a submission matchup against Asuka. You're not-- 1674 01:31:15,236 --> 01:31:16,504 [Jessika] Come on, keep it clean, ladies. 1675 01:31:16,571 --> 01:31:18,606 [Graves] You're not going to out strike Asuka. 1676 01:31:18,673 --> 01:31:21,643 The one thing that Bianca has that Asuka doesn't 1677 01:31:21,710 --> 01:31:23,478 -is that overwhelming power. -[Michael] Oh. 1678 01:31:24,545 --> 01:31:25,647 Well, what about Asuka? 1679 01:31:26,414 --> 01:31:28,416 [Graves] I think Asuka needs to show Bianca 1680 01:31:28,516 --> 01:31:30,652 something that Bianca hasn't seen before. 1681 01:31:30,719 --> 01:31:32,454 Asuka has a world of experience, 1682 01:31:32,519 --> 01:31:35,456 a much longer tenure in this game than Belair. 1683 01:31:35,523 --> 01:31:36,523 [Michael] Oh! 1684 01:31:36,590 --> 01:31:39,160 [Graves] Maybe Asuka can show Bianca a different look, 1685 01:31:39,227 --> 01:31:40,495 catch the champion off guard. 1686 01:31:40,562 --> 01:31:44,532 [Michael] A tremendous athleticism of the champion, Bianca Belair. 1687 01:31:44,632 --> 01:31:45,700 Take another look. 1688 01:31:46,067 --> 01:31:47,134 Oh! 1689 01:31:47,201 --> 01:31:49,070 [Graves] Big dropkick from her powerful legs, 1690 01:31:49,137 --> 01:31:50,871 takes down the challenger. 1691 01:31:50,938 --> 01:31:53,742 Notice how Bianca is talking a little smack to Asuka? 1692 01:31:53,974 --> 01:31:56,411 [Michael] Oh, I said it a number of times already. 1693 01:31:56,478 --> 01:32:00,048 She was really hurt, Corey, at what transpired a couple of weeks ago. 1694 01:32:00,514 --> 01:32:02,916 She thought Asuka was out to congratulate her 1695 01:32:03,751 --> 01:32:05,687 and Asuka blasted her with The Mist 1696 01:32:07,255 --> 01:32:09,824 and ruined her homecoming, her celebration. 1697 01:32:09,891 --> 01:32:12,093 [Graves] Belair launches Asuka to the outside. 1698 01:32:12,160 --> 01:32:13,894 -The Empress of Tomorrow is… -Come on, back it up. 1699 01:32:13,962 --> 01:32:15,830 [Graves] …seeking a momentary respite. 1700 01:32:17,599 --> 01:32:20,001 And-- I was going to say it's a smart strategy by Belair. 1701 01:32:20,067 --> 01:32:21,436 Stand your ground in the ring, 1702 01:32:21,503 --> 01:32:23,871 make the challenger work her way back in. 1703 01:32:23,938 --> 01:32:26,775 [Michael] Asuka using Bianca's hair against her. 1704 01:32:26,840 --> 01:32:29,344 Driving the champ into the steps. 1705 01:32:29,411 --> 01:32:33,514 [Graves] Look at the sadistic smile on the face of the challenger. 1706 01:32:34,416 --> 01:32:37,684 Oh, how proud of herself Asuka may be. 1707 01:32:37,751 --> 01:32:41,423 [Michael] As much as the hair has helped Bianca in the past 1708 01:32:41,489 --> 01:32:43,691 it also can be a detriment as you just saw. 1709 01:32:45,259 --> 01:32:46,928 [Graves] And opponents learn from these things. 1710 01:32:46,995 --> 01:32:48,163 If you don't-- 1711 01:32:48,228 --> 01:32:52,567 perhaps you find yourself overwhelmed by Bianca's power in a matchup. 1712 01:32:52,634 --> 01:32:53,802 You realize if you ever get another chance, 1713 01:32:53,867 --> 01:32:54,902 you're going to approach it differently. 1714 01:32:54,969 --> 01:32:56,304 [Michael] Oh, German suplex release. 1715 01:32:56,371 --> 01:32:58,239 Asuka is a bit off. 1716 01:32:58,440 --> 01:32:59,874 Oh, running knee. 1717 01:33:00,108 --> 01:33:01,175 Cover on the champion. 1718 01:33:01,242 --> 01:33:02,643 -Is it enough to… -[crowd] One, two… 1719 01:33:03,077 --> 01:33:04,913 [Michael] …win the matchup, and a kick out by Belair. 1720 01:33:04,978 --> 01:33:06,548 And now Asuka looking for an arm bar. 1721 01:33:06,614 --> 01:33:08,282 [Graves] Is that meant to be an insult or an observation? 1722 01:33:08,383 --> 01:33:09,717 [Michael] An observation. 1723 01:33:10,418 --> 01:33:12,420 [Graves] Asuka is slinking into the armbar 1724 01:33:12,487 --> 01:33:14,089 -to Belair stacking the shoulders. -One, two… 1725 01:33:14,155 --> 01:33:15,156 [Michael] Smart. 1726 01:33:16,391 --> 01:33:17,791 Oh, and a kick again to the arm 1727 01:33:17,858 --> 01:33:20,894 as you see Asuka beginning to weaken the arm of Belair. 1728 01:33:20,962 --> 01:33:22,362 Now, this does numerous things. 1729 01:33:22,429 --> 01:33:24,499 It takes the power away from the champion. 1730 01:33:24,566 --> 01:33:26,733 It sets you up for the armbar or the Asuka Lock. 1731 01:33:27,201 --> 01:33:29,971 [Graves] And it was a strategy employed to great effect at Backlash 1732 01:33:30,071 --> 01:33:34,008 by Iyo Sky of Damage CTRL as she challenged Bianca Belair. 1733 01:33:34,108 --> 01:33:37,745 Iyo focused on the arm and very nearly dethroned the EST. 1734 01:33:39,179 --> 01:33:41,583 -[Michael] Belair rolling Asuka up. -One, two. 1735 01:33:41,648 --> 01:33:43,550 [Michael] Shoulders down. Kick out by Asuka at two. 1736 01:33:47,121 --> 01:33:48,755 Belair, again, showing off her power. 1737 01:33:48,822 --> 01:33:50,458 Went for a vertical suplex. Asuka, though… 1738 01:33:50,525 --> 01:33:52,826 -One, two… -[Michael] …able to change direction 1739 01:33:52,893 --> 01:33:54,829 and pin the champ momentarily. 1740 01:33:54,896 --> 01:33:57,799 Clothesline. Again, a cover by Asuka. Frequent covers here 1741 01:33:57,866 --> 01:34:00,201 against the champion to try to wear Belair down. 1742 01:34:02,769 --> 01:34:06,474 [Graves] And the challenger still grinning from ear-to-ear. 1743 01:34:06,541 --> 01:34:07,608 [Michael] Clown like. 1744 01:34:11,980 --> 01:34:13,781 [Graves] And imagine being Bianca Belair 1745 01:34:13,848 --> 01:34:16,217 and in the heat of battle against the challenger, 1746 01:34:16,284 --> 01:34:17,719 coming for your championship 1747 01:34:17,785 --> 01:34:18,987 and then you have to lock eyes 1748 01:34:19,053 --> 01:34:21,688 with the sadistic face paint of Asuka. 1749 01:34:21,755 --> 01:34:24,592 If that doesn't break you emotionally, I don't know what will. 1750 01:34:27,262 --> 01:34:29,130 [Michael] How do you even prepare for Asuka? 1751 01:34:30,665 --> 01:34:32,433 [Graves] She's been screaming at her entire career 1752 01:34:32,500 --> 01:34:33,701 that no one is ready for Asuka. 1753 01:34:36,070 --> 01:34:38,239 [Michael] Changes things up each and every night. 1754 01:34:39,541 --> 01:34:43,277 Again, continues to focus on the arm of Belair. 1755 01:34:46,047 --> 01:34:48,148 Big smile on Asuka's face as well 1756 01:34:48,215 --> 01:34:50,552 as Belair tries to fight back to a vertical base. 1757 01:34:51,251 --> 01:34:53,454 [Graves] And Asuka just relying on her submission skills, 1758 01:34:53,521 --> 01:34:54,789 her knowledge of the human anatomy, 1759 01:34:54,856 --> 01:34:58,293 realizing where to place the pressure, exerting minimal effort. 1760 01:34:58,625 --> 01:35:02,996 [Michael] Oh, and again using the hair to her advantage, is Asuka. 1761 01:35:06,733 --> 01:35:09,269 [Graves] Look how proud Asuka seems to be of herself. 1762 01:35:09,337 --> 01:35:11,371 [crowd chanting] Asuka! Asuka! Asuka! 1763 01:35:15,410 --> 01:35:17,344 [Graves] Just disrespect for the champion. 1764 01:35:23,785 --> 01:35:24,786 Yes. 1765 01:35:26,920 --> 01:35:29,290 [Michael] Not sure what she's thinking there, 1766 01:35:29,357 --> 01:35:32,594 but Belair, maybe took too much time than Asuka. And Belair… 1767 01:35:35,763 --> 01:35:37,565 [Graves] Look at Asuka trying to strike her way back. 1768 01:35:37,632 --> 01:35:39,267 Bianca a step ahead. 1769 01:35:39,634 --> 01:35:42,170 It's got to be disheartening for the champion 1770 01:35:42,237 --> 01:35:43,737 to see your challenger just smiling at you. 1771 01:35:43,804 --> 01:35:44,806 [Michael] Oh! 1772 01:35:44,871 --> 01:35:47,008 [Graves] Almost mocking you in the heat of battle. 1773 01:35:47,575 --> 01:35:49,544 It's an old Muhammad Ali-ism to-- 1774 01:35:49,611 --> 01:35:53,514 one of the hardest parts of being a great fighter, 1775 01:35:53,581 --> 01:35:55,383 is to remain calm in the heat of battle 1776 01:35:55,450 --> 01:35:58,186 and that's exactly what we're seeing from Asuka to this point. 1777 01:35:59,987 --> 01:36:01,289 [Michael] Both women down. 1778 01:36:01,356 --> 01:36:06,661 Critical moment of this match for Belair's Raw Women's Championship. 1779 01:36:10,264 --> 01:36:11,799 Asuka back to her feet. 1780 01:36:11,933 --> 01:36:14,501 Belair uses the ropes to get back to hers. 1781 01:36:19,440 --> 01:36:22,343 Belair just continuing to try to keep Asuka away. 1782 01:36:23,844 --> 01:36:26,848 Lands on her feet and down goes Asuka. 1783 01:36:26,914 --> 01:36:28,516 Now Belair is trying to build some momentum. 1784 01:36:29,317 --> 01:36:31,652 [Graves] And this is what Asuka needed to avoid, 1785 01:36:32,085 --> 01:36:35,822 because once Belair gets rolling, she's like a runaway train. 1786 01:36:38,192 --> 01:36:40,394 [Michael] Belair with a suplex 1787 01:36:40,894 --> 01:36:43,031 and a kip up, and now the champ's feeling it. 1788 01:36:50,071 --> 01:36:52,072 Burying her shoulder in the midsection. 1789 01:36:56,076 --> 01:36:58,679 [crowd cheering] 1790 01:37:00,682 --> 01:37:03,617 [Michael] Heavy hammer fists from the champion. 1791 01:37:03,718 --> 01:37:06,954 [crowd] …four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven. 1792 01:37:07,522 --> 01:37:09,657 [Michael] Asuka, though, able to slip out underneath, 1793 01:37:09,724 --> 01:37:11,826 and again, using the hair. 1794 01:37:11,893 --> 01:37:14,128 Don't mess with me now, come on. One. Come one. 1795 01:37:14,195 --> 01:37:16,297 -[Michael] Asuka's got to be careful. -Two. 1796 01:37:18,499 --> 01:37:21,201 [Graves] Great maneuver by Belair into the backbreaker. 1797 01:37:21,402 --> 01:37:23,004 [Michael] Knee right to the spine. 1798 01:37:26,741 --> 01:37:28,675 And Belair, there's the moonsault, 1799 01:37:28,742 --> 01:37:31,112 cover to retain the championship. 1800 01:37:31,179 --> 01:37:32,513 Asuka kicks at two. 1801 01:37:35,817 --> 01:37:39,620 [crowd chanting] Asuka! Asuka! Asuka! 1802 01:37:39,687 --> 01:37:43,023 Asuka! Asuka! Asuka! 1803 01:37:43,090 --> 01:37:46,361 Asuka! Asuka! Asuka! 1804 01:37:51,331 --> 01:37:54,035 [Graves] We've already crowned a New World Heavyweight Champion. 1805 01:37:54,102 --> 01:37:56,204 We got a championship match happening right now. 1806 01:37:56,269 --> 01:38:00,041 Lesnar and Rhodes in a fight still to come tonight. 1807 01:38:00,108 --> 01:38:04,946 [Michael] Not to mention Roman and Solo going after the tag champs, 1808 01:38:05,012 --> 01:38:06,313 Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. 1809 01:38:06,380 --> 01:38:08,782 Rhea Ripley still to defend tonight. 1810 01:38:09,483 --> 01:38:12,286 This is Night of Champions at the Jeddah Superdome. 1811 01:38:12,353 --> 01:38:14,755 Asuka looking to win the Raw Women's Championship 1812 01:38:15,255 --> 01:38:17,657 for what would be the third time in her career. 1813 01:38:18,992 --> 01:38:20,628 [Graves] Kick right to the body of the champion, 1814 01:38:20,695 --> 01:38:23,097 and now the challenger making the climb to the middle rope. 1815 01:38:24,232 --> 01:38:26,166 [Michael] And Belair meets her there. 1816 01:38:32,407 --> 01:38:35,410 [crowd cheering] 1817 01:38:36,376 --> 01:38:40,148 [Michael] Now Belair looking to out power the challenger. 1818 01:38:40,313 --> 01:38:42,349 [Graves] Asuka with the short jabs to the body. 1819 01:38:43,651 --> 01:38:45,486 [Michael] Asuka has been through all the battles. 1820 01:38:45,553 --> 01:38:48,589 She's prepared for everything. Missile dropkick, down goes Belair. 1821 01:38:48,822 --> 01:38:50,491 Asuka quickly to the cover. 1822 01:38:50,558 --> 01:38:52,626 Is this enough to win the championship? 1823 01:38:52,692 --> 01:38:54,629 Belair has to kick out at two. 1824 01:38:57,264 --> 01:39:00,768 [Graves] Take a look at the impact on this dropkick by Asuka. 1825 01:39:00,835 --> 01:39:02,670 Right on the money. 1826 01:39:02,737 --> 01:39:05,173 Right to the heart of the champion and look at the smile 1827 01:39:05,239 --> 01:39:07,375 on the face of Asuka yet again. 1828 01:39:07,608 --> 01:39:10,510 Forget about Art the Clown, Pennywise the clown, 1829 01:39:10,577 --> 01:39:12,246 Asuka number one on the list. 1830 01:39:12,313 --> 01:39:13,648 Most terrifying right now. 1831 01:39:13,714 --> 01:39:15,683 [Michael] Yeah, no clowning around here either 1832 01:39:15,750 --> 01:39:18,219 as she looks to take the title from Belair. 1833 01:39:18,719 --> 01:39:20,955 But again, Bianca winning the strength game. 1834 01:39:21,022 --> 01:39:24,258 -[Graves] Uh-oh. -[Michael] Again looking for an armbar. 1835 01:39:24,959 --> 01:39:26,326 [Graves] You can have all the strength in the world, 1836 01:39:26,393 --> 01:39:28,228 but if you have a competitor who understands momentum 1837 01:39:28,295 --> 01:39:32,032 and body weight like Asuka does, the strength doesn't need to be a factor. 1838 01:39:32,099 --> 01:39:34,936 [Michael] If Belair taps, Asuka wins the championship. 1839 01:39:36,771 --> 01:39:38,039 And Belair… 1840 01:39:40,875 --> 01:39:42,943 hoisting Asuka up with the strength. 1841 01:39:44,178 --> 01:39:45,679 Asuka trying to fight out of it. 1842 01:39:47,715 --> 01:39:50,485 And Belair just plants the challenger. 1843 01:39:50,617 --> 01:39:52,320 Stacks her up to retain. 1844 01:39:52,385 --> 01:39:53,521 Kick out at two. 1845 01:39:57,959 --> 01:39:59,293 [Graves] Take a look at the impact 1846 01:39:59,594 --> 01:40:01,362 upon landing for the challenger. 1847 01:40:01,429 --> 01:40:03,164 Watch Asuka's-- oh, 1848 01:40:03,231 --> 01:40:05,900 spiked into the center of the ring by the champion. 1849 01:40:05,967 --> 01:40:10,103 But credit to the challenger, Asuka is hanging in this fight. 1850 01:40:11,739 --> 01:40:15,675 [Michael] It has been quite the night with still so much more to come 1851 01:40:16,143 --> 01:40:17,978 at Night of Champions 1852 01:40:18,713 --> 01:40:22,148 in the Superdome in Jeddah, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 1853 01:40:22,215 --> 01:40:24,451 Bianca Belair, the Raw Women's Champion, 1854 01:40:24,518 --> 01:40:25,620 -Asuka, the challenger. -[Graves] Oh, wait. 1855 01:40:25,719 --> 01:40:27,922 [Michael] Looking for the Asuka Lock. Trying to wrap the legs. 1856 01:40:27,989 --> 01:40:29,357 Trying to wrap the legs. 1857 01:40:29,423 --> 01:40:31,759 -[Graves] Belair is in trouble. -[Michael] Asuka. 1858 01:40:31,826 --> 01:40:33,460 Belair has to roll through. 1859 01:40:33,527 --> 01:40:35,795 Shoulders down and a kick out. 1860 01:40:36,496 --> 01:40:38,799 [Graves] The challenger had the wherewithal enough 1861 01:40:38,866 --> 01:40:40,668 to release the hold as to not be pinned. 1862 01:40:40,735 --> 01:40:41,736 Shoulders down again. 1863 01:40:41,802 --> 01:40:44,505 [Michael] For the title, Belair able to reverse. 1864 01:40:47,541 --> 01:40:49,911 -Backslide. -One, two… 1865 01:40:51,012 --> 01:40:52,612 -[Graves] How fast is Asuka? -[Michael] And a kick 1866 01:40:52,679 --> 01:40:54,248 -to the side of the face. -[Graves] Oh, my God. 1867 01:40:54,315 --> 01:40:57,985 [Michael] Asuka almost won the title there. 1868 01:41:00,187 --> 01:41:02,423 Watch the velocity of this kick. 1869 01:41:03,590 --> 01:41:04,724 Wow. 1870 01:41:07,128 --> 01:41:11,132 [Graves] Just as impressive as the speed was the sickening thud at its conclusion. 1871 01:41:11,465 --> 01:41:13,233 Shocked that Belair was able to survive. 1872 01:41:13,300 --> 01:41:16,571 And Asuka looks eager to pour on more punishment. 1873 01:41:17,071 --> 01:41:18,306 One. Come on. 1874 01:41:18,839 --> 01:41:19,840 Two. 1875 01:41:20,407 --> 01:41:21,808 Three. 1876 01:41:22,175 --> 01:41:24,911 [Michael] That's what she's doing, she is punishing the champion. 1877 01:41:27,148 --> 01:41:29,683 Asuka driven through the ropes out to the floor. 1878 01:41:30,217 --> 01:41:33,387 Still hanging on to the hair of Belair, dragging the champion out. 1879 01:41:36,590 --> 01:41:38,992 Belair prevents herself from going into the steps 1880 01:41:39,059 --> 01:41:40,827 and catches Asuka with a back elbow. 1881 01:41:41,829 --> 01:41:43,965 And now it's Asuka into the steps. 1882 01:41:44,432 --> 01:41:45,566 Bring it inside. 1883 01:41:45,633 --> 01:41:48,902 [Graves] Asuka driven spine first by Belair. 1884 01:41:50,103 --> 01:41:53,174 But Bianca has sustained a great deal of damage to this point 1885 01:41:53,240 --> 01:41:57,143 as we look yet again at the impact 1886 01:41:57,210 --> 01:41:59,847 -of Asuka's body meeting the stairs. -[referee] Two… 1887 01:42:00,781 --> 01:42:03,217 [Michael] Belair into the ring. Asuka drags her back out. 1888 01:42:03,284 --> 01:42:04,418 [referee] …three, 1889 01:42:06,754 --> 01:42:07,755 four, 1890 01:42:09,824 --> 01:42:10,991 five… 1891 01:42:11,592 --> 01:42:14,228 [Michael] Referee Jessika Carr at a count of five. 1892 01:42:14,295 --> 01:42:16,664 Now at a count of six as they brawl outside the ring. 1893 01:42:16,731 --> 01:42:18,132 [referee] …seven. 1894 01:42:19,066 --> 01:42:21,067 [Graves] Interesting strategy by Belair. 1895 01:42:21,134 --> 01:42:25,072 Putting the challenger in the ring first and allowing Asuka to gain the upper hand. 1896 01:42:25,339 --> 01:42:29,643 That tiny little error by the champion, a rare mistake could cost Bianca. 1897 01:42:29,710 --> 01:42:32,013 [Michael] Yeah, but Belair now able to counter. 1898 01:42:32,079 --> 01:42:34,581 -[Graves] Just battering the challenger. -[referee] Let's go. 1899 01:42:34,648 --> 01:42:35,916 Listen to me. Center of the ring. 1900 01:42:35,983 --> 01:42:36,983 -Let's go. -Okay, wait. 1901 01:42:37,050 --> 01:42:38,219 [Michael] The official-- 1902 01:42:38,451 --> 01:42:40,154 [Graves] Hey, that's one way to get your game plan 1903 01:42:40,221 --> 01:42:41,656 -back on track. -[Michael] Right? 1904 01:42:41,722 --> 01:42:44,659 [Graves] Just swing until your opponent stops moving forward. 1905 01:42:44,959 --> 01:42:46,360 [referee] Now get out of here, come on. 1906 01:42:46,427 --> 01:42:48,562 [Michael] And again, Belair continues the pressure. 1907 01:42:48,629 --> 01:42:52,133 Belair has been ticked off since this match begun. 1908 01:42:52,199 --> 01:42:53,668 Get off. Get off. 1909 01:42:53,733 --> 01:42:55,870 [Michael] Oh, and Asuka went for The Mist. 1910 01:42:55,936 --> 01:42:59,040 Bianca Belair able to scoot out of harm's way. 1911 01:43:00,241 --> 01:43:01,342 You wanna mist me? 1912 01:43:01,442 --> 01:43:03,544 And she averted disaster there. 1913 01:43:08,014 --> 01:43:10,483 -[Graves] Around we go. -[Michael] Looking for the K.O.D. 1914 01:43:12,952 --> 01:43:14,789 [Graves] Great counter by Asuka. 1915 01:43:17,391 --> 01:43:19,759 [Michael] Down goes Belair. Armbar again. 1916 01:43:19,826 --> 01:43:21,661 Is the champ going to tap out? 1917 01:43:21,728 --> 01:43:24,365 Will the champ tap to Asuka? 1918 01:43:28,568 --> 01:43:31,672 [Graves] Belair stacking the challenger again. 1919 01:43:31,739 --> 01:43:33,874 [Michael] Asuka wisely getting her shoulders up. 1920 01:43:33,941 --> 01:43:37,044 Now Belair powering the challenger up 1921 01:43:37,978 --> 01:43:39,880 and spiking her. 1922 01:43:41,615 --> 01:43:44,585 This is the miss of The Mist. 1923 01:43:45,686 --> 01:43:46,853 [Graves] Say that three times fast. 1924 01:43:46,920 --> 01:43:49,290 Luckily for the champion, 1925 01:43:49,857 --> 01:43:53,227 Belair was able to get out of the way just in time. 1926 01:43:54,428 --> 01:43:56,897 Bianca now favoring her right arm, it appears, 1927 01:43:56,964 --> 01:43:59,733 rather heavily after it's been the focus of Asuka's attacks 1928 01:43:59,799 --> 01:44:00,968 for the past several minutes. 1929 01:44:03,437 --> 01:44:05,072 [Michael] Asuka outside the ring. 1930 01:44:06,273 --> 01:44:08,875 [referee] Hey, hey, hey. Back it up. Let's go. One. 1931 01:44:12,446 --> 01:44:17,183 [Michael] Asuka just throwing that wicked mist all over her hand. 1932 01:44:17,250 --> 01:44:20,254 Now Belair looking for the K.O.D. 1933 01:44:20,321 --> 01:44:23,958 And Asuka using The Mist, putting The Mist in Bianca's eyes. 1934 01:44:24,023 --> 01:44:25,826 The official didn't see it. 1935 01:44:25,893 --> 01:44:27,628 The official was blinded. 1936 01:44:27,695 --> 01:44:29,429 Asuka with a kick to the back of the neck. 1937 01:44:29,496 --> 01:44:31,565 Here's the cover by Asuka. 1938 01:44:31,632 --> 01:44:33,334 -We got a new champion. -[bell rings] 1939 01:44:33,400 --> 01:44:34,668 [Michael] She did it. 1940 01:44:34,735 --> 01:44:36,402 ["The Future" playing] 1941 01:44:36,469 --> 01:44:38,038 [Rome] Here is your winner 1942 01:44:38,105 --> 01:44:40,907 and the new 1943 01:44:40,974 --> 01:44:44,277 Raw Women's Champion, 1944 01:44:44,344 --> 01:44:47,380 Asuka. 1945 01:44:47,447 --> 01:44:52,353 [Michael] Corey, Mist to the eyes, but not in the traditional way. 1946 01:44:53,853 --> 01:44:58,259 Asuka steals the Women's Championship. 1947 01:44:58,325 --> 01:45:01,594 You can call it underhanded, you can call it trickery, 1948 01:45:01,661 --> 01:45:03,397 call it whatever you will, 1949 01:45:03,464 --> 01:45:08,102 but just make sure you call Asuka champion. 1950 01:45:08,169 --> 01:45:11,338 [Graves] This is the miss of The Mist earlier on. 1951 01:45:11,405 --> 01:45:13,139 So what does Asuka do? 1952 01:45:13,206 --> 01:45:16,242 She actually puts The Mist in her hand. 1953 01:45:16,710 --> 01:45:18,045 She… 1954 01:45:18,112 --> 01:45:20,648 [Michael] Notice how Asuka had her fingers taped. 1955 01:45:20,748 --> 01:45:23,349 This is a technique, I believe, she may have learned 1956 01:45:23,416 --> 01:45:27,321 from the Legendary Great Muta in years past. 1957 01:45:27,388 --> 01:45:32,960 Went to the eyes of the champion and a series of brutal knockout kicks. 1958 01:45:33,494 --> 01:45:37,231 I can't believe I'm saying this, takes down the EST. 1959 01:45:37,298 --> 01:45:39,166 [Graves] Asuka has ended 1960 01:45:40,233 --> 01:45:42,937 the longest reign in the modern era… 1961 01:45:46,407 --> 01:45:48,541 of any Women's Champion. 1962 01:45:49,643 --> 01:45:51,445 Belair is blinded. 1963 01:45:52,413 --> 01:45:56,083 Belair is in shock as we all are, 1964 01:45:56,482 --> 01:45:59,420 because Asuka "The Empress Of Tomorrow" 1965 01:45:59,486 --> 01:46:03,691 is once again on the top of the world. 1966 01:46:10,731 --> 01:46:13,534 Play Misty for me, Asuka. 1967 01:46:14,902 --> 01:46:17,404 The new Women's Champion. 1968 01:46:18,739 --> 01:46:21,741 [crowd cheering] 1969 01:46:28,482 --> 01:46:30,384 [Michael] Let's take yet another look 1970 01:46:30,451 --> 01:46:34,955 at how Asuka gained the Women's Championship, 1971 01:46:35,022 --> 01:46:38,491 going to the eyes of Bianca Belair. 1972 01:46:38,558 --> 01:46:40,027 Legal? No. 1973 01:46:40,094 --> 01:46:41,228 Effective? 1974 01:46:41,295 --> 01:46:42,596 Incredibly. 1975 01:46:42,663 --> 01:46:45,933 The second of two epic kicks 1976 01:46:46,467 --> 01:46:48,869 from The Empress Of Tomorrow, 1977 01:46:51,505 --> 01:46:52,840 and new. 1978 01:46:52,907 --> 01:46:55,910 [crowd cheering] 1979 01:47:09,188 --> 01:47:11,724 [Michael] From Friday Night SmackDown, on the right 1980 01:47:11,791 --> 01:47:15,763 "The Harbinger Of Doom" Karrion Kross, on the left, 1981 01:47:15,829 --> 01:47:18,699 "The Mythical Mystic" Scarlett, 1982 01:47:18,766 --> 01:47:22,603 ready to raise hell on Friday nights on Fox. 1983 01:47:26,874 --> 01:47:29,576 ["New Foundation" playing] 1984 01:47:29,643 --> 01:47:32,646 [crowd cheering] 1985 01:47:36,317 --> 01:47:38,652 [Michael] And Happy Birthday 1986 01:47:39,186 --> 01:47:42,656 to the veteran of the women's division, Natalya. 1987 01:47:42,723 --> 01:47:45,092 What a birthday gift it would be 1988 01:47:45,159 --> 01:47:48,495 to win the SmackDown Women's Title here tonight. 1989 01:47:50,563 --> 01:47:53,400 [Graves] It was here in Saudi Arabia where Natalya had the honor 1990 01:47:53,467 --> 01:47:57,338 of competing in the first-ever women's match in WWE history, 1991 01:47:57,404 --> 01:47:58,806 and Nattie told me earlier today, 1992 01:47:58,871 --> 01:48:02,742 she feels such a strong connection with this country and its people. 1993 01:48:02,809 --> 01:48:05,478 Tonight could be magical for Natalya. 1994 01:48:05,545 --> 01:48:08,514 [Michael] Natalya and Lacey Evans involved in that first matchup 1995 01:48:08,581 --> 01:48:09,950 here in Saudi Arabia. 1996 01:48:10,017 --> 01:48:14,221 Natalya, the winningest woman in the history of WWE. 1997 01:48:14,288 --> 01:48:16,223 She told me today that she's 1998 01:48:16,290 --> 01:48:20,059 not looking necessarily to get her hand raised, although that would be awesome, 1999 01:48:21,061 --> 01:48:22,830 but she wants to keep her head raised 2000 01:48:22,896 --> 01:48:26,200 in a performance against Rhea Ripley here tonight. 2001 01:48:27,134 --> 01:48:28,669 [Graves] Nattie told me the Women's Locker Room 2002 01:48:28,736 --> 01:48:31,938 has been extremely supportive of Rhea Ripley as champion, 2003 01:48:32,005 --> 01:48:34,008 but the Locker Room doesn't feel as though 2004 01:48:34,074 --> 01:48:36,110 Rhea has returned any respect. 2005 01:48:36,175 --> 01:48:40,114 It's as though Rhea carries herself as above and beyond all the other women 2006 01:48:40,179 --> 01:48:42,750 on the roster, and Natalya doesn't care for that. 2007 01:48:42,816 --> 01:48:47,420 [Michael] She's called Rhea a once-in-a-lifetime generational star. 2008 01:48:49,523 --> 01:48:51,892 But Natalya said, "I will not be overlooked 2009 01:48:51,959 --> 01:48:54,094 in everything that I've accomplished." 2010 01:48:54,161 --> 01:48:58,165 Truly she is, Natalya, one of the great trailblazers 2011 01:48:58,232 --> 01:49:00,567 for the Women's Division in WWE. 2012 01:49:00,634 --> 01:49:04,605 [Graves] Absolutely, this matchup is about the championship 2013 01:49:04,670 --> 01:49:07,974 and then some, mainly respect. 2014 01:49:09,343 --> 01:49:14,348 [singer] ♪ This is my brutality ♪ 2015 01:49:15,249 --> 01:49:18,619 ["Demon in Your Dreams" playing] 2016 01:49:23,624 --> 01:49:26,527 [singer] ♪ I eat, sleep, bleed ♪ 2017 01:49:26,593 --> 01:49:28,394 ♪ The demons in your dreams ♪ 2018 01:49:28,462 --> 01:49:30,397 ♪ I eat, sleep, bleed ♪ 2019 01:49:34,835 --> 01:49:37,538 ♪ Look at my eyes, do they look alive? ♪ 2020 01:49:37,804 --> 01:49:41,575 [Michael] A motivator, an incinerator, 2021 01:49:42,142 --> 01:49:43,811 an eradicator. 2022 01:49:44,844 --> 01:49:49,116 Rhea Ripley, we talked about this earlier today, Corey. 2023 01:49:49,183 --> 01:49:52,419 Rhea Ripley has everything. 2024 01:49:52,486 --> 01:49:58,092 She is the full package in what it means to be a star in WWE. 2025 01:49:58,157 --> 01:50:01,094 [Graves] I could not agree with you any more. 2026 01:50:01,161 --> 01:50:06,133 We have watched the evolution of Rhea Ripley from a starry-eyed rookie 2027 01:50:06,200 --> 01:50:11,538 in NXT to one of the most dominant women walking planet earth these days. 2028 01:50:11,605 --> 01:50:13,840 Not to mention, she's got one of the world's most 2029 01:50:13,907 --> 01:50:16,977 dangerous men standing by her side just in case. 2030 01:50:19,346 --> 01:50:21,815 Look, Cole, I know you got personal feelings 2031 01:50:21,882 --> 01:50:23,817 against Dominik for whatever reason. 2032 01:50:23,884 --> 01:50:27,187 Maybe he forgot to walk your dog when he was a child or whatever, 2033 01:50:27,254 --> 01:50:32,726 but the fact is Dominik has meant nothing but great things for Rhea Ripley. 2034 01:50:33,826 --> 01:50:35,295 [Michael] Speaking of nothing, sweet nothing 2035 01:50:35,362 --> 01:50:37,397 is whispered in the ear of Dominik by Rhea there. 2036 01:50:37,464 --> 01:50:40,467 Rhea, of course, pinned Charlotte Flair 2037 01:50:40,534 --> 01:50:43,937 to win this championship back at WrestleMania. 2038 01:50:44,204 --> 01:50:48,142 She went wire to wire in the Royal Rumble, entering at number one, 2039 01:50:48,208 --> 01:50:50,878 lasting over one hour one minute. 2040 01:50:51,812 --> 01:50:56,750 And she has 20 career eliminations in that event. 2041 01:50:56,817 --> 01:50:59,419 [Graves] Much like we heard earlier in the night, Seth "Freakin" Rollins 2042 01:50:59,486 --> 01:51:02,289 speak about the importance of change in WWE. 2043 01:51:02,356 --> 01:51:07,460 Rhea believes the same thing, but Rhea is looking to change WWE 2044 01:51:07,527 --> 01:51:12,165 in her own way, into her own image as she sees fit. 2045 01:51:16,637 --> 01:51:18,472 Since aligning with the Judgment Day, 2046 01:51:18,705 --> 01:51:21,407 -it's been all success. -[bell rings] 2047 01:51:21,474 --> 01:51:24,277 [Rome] The following contest scheduled for one fall 2048 01:51:24,344 --> 01:51:27,447 is for the SmackDown 2049 01:51:27,514 --> 01:51:31,552 Women's Championship. 2050 01:51:31,617 --> 01:51:33,452 [crowd cheering] 2051 01:51:33,519 --> 01:51:35,522 [Rome] Introducing the challenger, 2052 01:51:35,589 --> 01:51:38,392 from Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2053 01:51:38,692 --> 01:51:42,094 Natalya. 2054 01:51:42,161 --> 01:51:44,197 [crowd cheering] 2055 01:51:47,134 --> 01:51:51,938 [Rome] And her opponent, accompanied to the ring by Dominik Mysterio, 2056 01:51:52,005 --> 01:51:55,008 representing The Judgment Day, 2057 01:51:55,275 --> 01:52:00,313 she is the SmackDown Women's Champion, 2058 01:52:00,380 --> 01:52:05,652 Rhea Ripley. 2059 01:52:05,719 --> 01:52:07,721 [crowd cheering] 2060 01:52:15,195 --> 01:52:16,597 [Graves] That's what it's all about, 2061 01:52:16,663 --> 01:52:18,831 the SmackDown Women's Championship. 2062 01:52:20,099 --> 01:52:23,837 It has been trapped in a death grip by Rhea Ripley 2063 01:52:23,904 --> 01:52:26,473 and shows no signs of loosening, look at Dominik. 2064 01:52:26,540 --> 01:52:29,875 You don't stand an absolute chance. 2065 01:52:29,942 --> 01:52:31,678 What? You don't stand a chance. 2066 01:52:31,745 --> 01:52:32,813 [bell rings] 2067 01:52:32,879 --> 01:52:35,148 [Michael] Oh, Dominik created the distraction. 2068 01:52:35,215 --> 01:52:38,418 And as the bell rings, Rhea Ripley quickly on the attack 2069 01:52:38,652 --> 01:52:39,885 blindsiding Natalya. 2070 01:52:39,952 --> 01:52:42,556 [Graves] It's obvious Natalya couldn't take her eyes off of Dominik 2071 01:52:42,623 --> 01:52:44,057 and his boyish charms 2072 01:52:45,392 --> 01:52:46,960 and Nattie paid for it. 2073 01:52:47,794 --> 01:52:53,232 [Michael] Natalya face-first off our Arabic announce table. 2074 01:52:53,299 --> 01:52:55,402 You think you can step in the ring with me? 2075 01:53:00,107 --> 01:53:01,174 Oh! 2076 01:53:04,244 --> 01:53:08,014 Rhea said that Natalya got in her way, 2077 01:53:08,548 --> 01:53:11,617 that she was going to make an example of Natalya tonight, 2078 01:53:11,951 --> 01:53:13,654 and she's doing just that. 2079 01:53:17,324 --> 01:53:19,558 [Graves] Nattie instantly favoring her right knee. 2080 01:53:22,094 --> 01:53:23,563 [Michael] And Rhea Ripley… 2081 01:53:26,366 --> 01:53:30,269 hoping to make short work of Natalya. 2082 01:53:33,307 --> 01:53:34,340 [Graves] Already? 2083 01:53:35,075 --> 01:53:36,076 Wow. 2084 01:53:36,143 --> 01:53:37,210 [Michael] Already. 2085 01:53:37,943 --> 01:53:38,945 Riptide. 2086 01:53:39,012 --> 01:53:41,581 [referee] One, two, three. Ring the bell. 2087 01:53:41,648 --> 01:53:42,949 [bell rings] 2088 01:53:43,016 --> 01:53:44,817 ["Demon in Your Dreams" playing] 2089 01:53:44,884 --> 01:53:48,288 [Rome] Here is your winner and still 2090 01:53:48,355 --> 01:53:51,657 the SmackDown Women's Champion, 2091 01:53:51,724 --> 01:53:56,029 Rhea Ripley. 2092 01:53:56,096 --> 01:53:57,998 [Graves] She doesn't get paid by the hour, folks. 2093 01:53:58,531 --> 01:54:00,967 [Michael] Are you going to thank Dominik? 2094 01:54:01,535 --> 01:54:03,135 [Graves] Why would I thank Dominik? 2095 01:54:03,202 --> 01:54:04,905 [Michael] Because he's the one who forced the distraction. 2096 01:54:04,971 --> 01:54:08,107 Natalya couldn't even get out of the blocks after the attack by Ripley. 2097 01:54:08,174 --> 01:54:10,376 [Graves] How did Dominik force the distraction? 2098 01:54:10,443 --> 01:54:11,712 By existing? 2099 01:54:11,777 --> 01:54:13,679 [Michael] He was screaming at Natalya. 2100 01:54:13,947 --> 01:54:16,316 [Graves] Dominik is spoken for, he is taken. 2101 01:54:16,383 --> 01:54:18,050 [Michael] He's a fool is what he is. 2102 01:54:18,184 --> 01:54:21,420 But nonetheless, Rhea Ripley is dominant again tonight 2103 01:54:21,487 --> 01:54:24,223 as she retains the Women's Championship. 2104 01:54:24,290 --> 01:54:27,059 Natalya never had a chance. 2105 01:54:27,594 --> 01:54:29,096 [Graves] This is how it started. 2106 01:54:29,161 --> 01:54:33,333 Natalya asking Dominik for his phone number to her own detriment. 2107 01:54:34,934 --> 01:54:37,371 [Michael] Oh, my God. I called Dominik a fool. 2108 01:54:37,437 --> 01:54:41,540 Rhea Ripley would just go on to beat the hell out of Natalya. 2109 01:54:41,607 --> 01:54:43,509 [Graves] Rhea was defending her man. 2110 01:54:44,478 --> 01:54:50,016 Natalya brought this upon herself, including this thunderous Riptide. 2111 01:54:50,083 --> 01:54:52,585 -[referee] One, two, three. Ring the bell. -[bell rings] 2112 01:54:57,324 --> 01:54:58,724 [Michael] Fans in disbelief. 2113 01:54:59,992 --> 01:55:01,894 But Rhea Ripley's dominant reign continues. 2114 01:55:01,962 --> 01:55:03,263 Have a cry Nattie, have a cry. 2115 01:55:03,330 --> 01:55:04,898 [Graves] I think they're also a little shocked to realize 2116 01:55:04,998 --> 01:55:07,067 -how handsome Dominik is in person. -Happy birthday, sweetheart. 2117 01:55:07,601 --> 01:55:08,902 [Dominik] You want to go buy her a cake? 2118 01:55:08,969 --> 01:55:10,003 Buy her flowers. 2119 01:55:10,070 --> 01:55:12,304 [Michael] But no one except Rhea Ripley. 2120 01:55:14,808 --> 01:55:16,742 [Graves] You calling Rhea a liar, Cole? 2121 01:55:21,748 --> 01:55:23,616 [yells] 2122 01:55:28,889 --> 01:55:30,424 You're all pathetic. 2123 01:55:30,490 --> 01:55:31,625 [laughs] 2124 01:55:32,592 --> 01:55:34,260 [Graves] Let's take another look at this. 2125 01:55:35,529 --> 01:55:40,700 Just unbridled power by Rhea Ripley. 2126 01:55:44,070 --> 01:55:48,607 [Michael] And then the celebration of all celebrations. 2127 01:55:52,411 --> 01:55:53,580 [Graves] What a pair. 2128 01:55:56,016 --> 01:55:58,418 [Michael] Ladies and gentlemen, we crowned a brand-new 2129 01:55:58,485 --> 01:56:00,053 World Heavyweight Champion tonight. 2130 01:56:00,120 --> 01:56:01,987 He's standing by with our colleague, 2131 01:56:02,054 --> 01:56:03,956 -Byron Saxton. -Happy birthday, Nattie. 2132 01:56:04,023 --> 01:56:05,025 Mwah. 2133 01:56:06,393 --> 01:56:10,030 I just spotted him and we are about to get a word with the new 2134 01:56:10,096 --> 01:56:14,134 World Heavyweight Champion, Seth "Freakin" Rollins. 2135 01:56:14,201 --> 01:56:15,735 Congratulations. 2136 01:56:16,402 --> 01:56:19,406 -How does it feel? -Sax, man. 2137 01:56:19,473 --> 01:56:22,675 Say it again and this time put some stank on it. 2138 01:56:23,175 --> 01:56:28,014 The New World Heavyweight Champion, Seth… 2139 01:56:28,482 --> 01:56:30,416 [both] …"Freakin" Rollins. 2140 01:56:30,483 --> 01:56:34,688 And it feels and it feels and it feels… 2141 01:56:35,922 --> 01:56:37,456 right, my man. 2142 01:56:37,523 --> 01:56:38,758 It feels right. 2143 01:56:38,825 --> 01:56:41,661 It has been nearly four years 2144 01:56:41,728 --> 01:56:43,630 since I have held championship gold 2145 01:56:43,697 --> 01:56:46,633 on my shoulder, and I am walking out of Night of Champions 2146 01:56:47,933 --> 01:56:52,572 just like I said I would, World Heavyweight Champion. [laughs] 2147 01:56:52,639 --> 01:56:55,275 Well, I know it feels right, right now, 2148 01:56:55,342 --> 01:56:57,244 but I got to ask you about the future. 2149 01:56:57,309 --> 01:57:00,313 What does the future of Monday Night Raw 2150 01:57:00,380 --> 01:57:03,316 look like with Seth Rollins on top? 2151 01:57:03,383 --> 01:57:05,352 Ooh, Sax, you know what they say. 2152 01:57:05,418 --> 01:57:07,420 The more things change, 2153 01:57:08,688 --> 01:57:12,992 the more they stay the same because I am going to do 2154 01:57:13,058 --> 01:57:15,428 what I have always done, 2155 01:57:15,495 --> 01:57:20,232 and that is show up every single Monday night, 2156 01:57:20,299 --> 01:57:24,237 including live this Monday night on Raw, 2157 01:57:24,304 --> 01:57:26,272 but this time it's going to be a little bit different 2158 01:57:26,339 --> 01:57:31,777 because I've got World Heavyweight Championship things 2159 01:57:31,978 --> 01:57:35,781 to tend to because I am a visionary, 2160 01:57:35,848 --> 01:57:38,384 I am a revolutionary. 2161 01:57:38,852 --> 01:57:40,487 And finally, once again, 2162 01:57:42,389 --> 01:57:44,824 I am a World Heavyweight Champion. 2163 01:57:45,291 --> 01:57:46,393 Say it with me. 2164 01:57:46,726 --> 01:57:49,696 [both] Seth "Freakin" Rollins. 2165 01:57:50,030 --> 01:57:52,264 [laughs] 2166 01:57:55,268 --> 01:57:56,536 Change is coming. 2167 01:57:56,603 --> 01:57:58,972 Big things in store for Monday Night Raw. 2168 01:57:59,039 --> 01:58:01,107 Congratulations again to Seth "Freakin" Rollins 2169 01:58:01,174 --> 01:58:02,942 on becoming World Heavyweight Champion. 2170 01:58:03,009 --> 01:58:04,978 Well, big things are coming up next 2171 01:58:05,045 --> 01:58:07,681 at Night of Champions because The Beast 2172 01:58:07,746 --> 01:58:10,683 has prey in his sights 2173 01:58:11,017 --> 01:58:12,986 and he smells blood. 2174 01:58:13,053 --> 01:58:17,389 Brock Lesnar broke Cody Rhodes' arm this past Monday night. 2175 01:58:17,456 --> 01:58:21,594 Now he wanted to break all of the American Nightmare. 2176 01:58:27,901 --> 01:58:29,402 [Cody] When I first came back, 2177 01:58:29,469 --> 01:58:32,405 I was talking about finishing the story. 2178 01:58:32,472 --> 01:58:35,642 Now our unfinished tale 2179 01:58:35,709 --> 01:58:38,844 Brock Lesnar, you are a coward. 2180 01:58:39,411 --> 01:58:41,681 has a whole New wrinkle to it. 2181 01:58:44,517 --> 01:58:49,856 At Backlash, I had the daunting task of competing against The Beast. 2182 01:58:51,924 --> 01:58:53,692 And here is what I discovered. 2183 01:58:54,794 --> 01:58:57,330 I discovered what Brock Lesnar is made of 2184 01:58:57,496 --> 01:59:00,799 because it was literally all over my fists. 2185 01:59:01,901 --> 01:59:05,271 I discovered that Brock Lesnar 2186 01:59:05,405 --> 01:59:08,708 can be defeated because, at Backlash, 2187 01:59:08,775 --> 01:59:12,579 I beat Brock Lesnar. 2188 01:59:13,647 --> 01:59:17,483 Now that Brock Lesnar is thankfully in the rearview mirror, 2189 01:59:18,018 --> 01:59:21,788 it is very clear what is next for me. 2190 01:59:22,355 --> 01:59:26,625 It is the World Heavyweight Championship. 2191 01:59:28,128 --> 01:59:29,129 [Michael] Cody's feeling it. 2192 01:59:29,195 --> 01:59:30,797 Cross Rhodes. 2193 01:59:30,864 --> 01:59:33,433 Can Cody Rhodes put away The Miz to advance? 2194 01:59:33,500 --> 01:59:34,634 [Graves] Wait, wait, wait. 2195 01:59:34,701 --> 01:59:35,768 What the hell? 2196 01:59:37,404 --> 01:59:38,705 Brock Lesnar. 2197 01:59:42,608 --> 01:59:44,777 F-5 to Cody Rhodes. 2198 01:59:46,446 --> 01:59:49,482 Unfinished business with Cody Rhodes. 2199 01:59:50,049 --> 01:59:51,116 Good God. 2200 01:59:54,987 --> 01:59:56,690 [Brock] Look at this face. 2201 01:59:57,991 --> 01:59:59,625 [distorted voice] Look at this face. 2202 02:00:00,693 --> 02:00:02,362 [normal voice] I want to talk about me. 2203 02:00:03,596 --> 02:00:06,199 Me, me, me. 2204 02:00:07,366 --> 02:00:08,668 Cody Rhodes, 2205 02:00:10,670 --> 02:00:12,572 you want to take credit for this, Cody? 2206 02:00:13,772 --> 02:00:15,275 I want to fight. 2207 02:00:16,843 --> 02:00:18,745 Night of Champions. 2208 02:00:18,978 --> 02:00:23,148 Who is the coward now? 2209 02:00:26,452 --> 02:00:31,391 [Cody] Obviously now I don't get to be the first World Heavyweight Champion. 2210 02:00:33,326 --> 02:00:34,827 You want to fight, Brock Lesnar? 2211 02:00:35,027 --> 02:00:36,496 You want to fight me? 2212 02:00:37,362 --> 02:00:41,233 Against all my better judgment, here's what I have to say, 2213 02:00:41,300 --> 02:00:46,072 I gladly accept Brock Lesnar's challenge at Night of Champions. 2214 02:00:46,806 --> 02:00:48,942 This isn't about a championship, 2215 02:00:49,209 --> 02:00:52,612 this is about who is the big thing 2216 02:00:52,679 --> 02:00:55,949 on Monday Night Raw. 2217 02:00:56,415 --> 02:00:59,753 [Patrick] "The American Nightmare" Cody Rhodes arriving to-- 2218 02:01:00,186 --> 02:01:01,187 [women screaming] 2219 02:01:11,798 --> 02:01:13,799 [Cody screaming] 2220 02:01:15,602 --> 02:01:19,606 [Brock] Unfortunately, Cody will not be fighting Brock Lesnar 2221 02:01:19,672 --> 02:01:21,941 at Night of Champions. 2222 02:01:22,008 --> 02:01:25,512 [Graves] There's a fine line between bravery and insanity, 2223 02:01:25,577 --> 02:01:29,182 and Cody Rhodes is a man walking that very line. 2224 02:01:29,549 --> 02:01:30,983 And the Kimura is in. 2225 02:01:34,154 --> 02:01:35,221 [Graves] Oh, my God. 2226 02:01:36,656 --> 02:01:38,258 I think Lesnar just broke his arm. 2227 02:01:41,094 --> 02:01:42,661 [Triple H] I can tell by the look in your face, 2228 02:01:42,728 --> 02:01:43,897 you know damn well it's broken. 2229 02:01:43,963 --> 02:01:45,365 I understand you're afraid. 2230 02:01:46,098 --> 02:01:49,835 Afraid? What do I have at this point to be afraid of? 2231 02:01:50,036 --> 02:01:52,138 I am going to Night of Champions. 2232 02:01:52,739 --> 02:01:56,009 I am going to fight Brock Lesnar. 2233 02:01:58,478 --> 02:02:01,481 [dramatic music playing] 2234 02:02:09,656 --> 02:02:12,659 ["Next Big Thing" playing] 2235 02:02:42,989 --> 02:02:44,257 [fireworks pop] 2236 02:02:44,324 --> 02:02:46,326 [crowd cheering] 2237 02:02:51,231 --> 02:02:52,397 [bell rings] 2238 02:02:52,699 --> 02:02:56,803 [Rome] The following contest is scheduled for one fall. 2239 02:02:56,870 --> 02:03:00,406 Introducing first, from Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2240 02:03:00,473 --> 02:03:04,978 weighing in at 286 pounds, 2241 02:03:05,277 --> 02:03:09,281 Brock Lesnar. 2242 02:03:09,348 --> 02:03:12,352 [Michael] All right. Corey, it is bad enough going into the ring 2243 02:03:12,418 --> 02:03:16,489 against the greatest combat sports athlete ever when you're 100%. 2244 02:03:17,423 --> 02:03:20,093 You got to have a screw loose to want to get in the ring 2245 02:03:20,159 --> 02:03:22,795 with this man with a broken freaking arm. 2246 02:03:22,862 --> 02:03:23,963 [Graves] I completely agree with you. 2247 02:03:24,030 --> 02:03:27,099 Most men can't stand a chance against Brock Lesnar 2248 02:03:27,165 --> 02:03:30,670 with two functional arms and maybe a weapon of some sort. 2249 02:03:30,803 --> 02:03:33,138 We are dealing with the most decorated athlete 2250 02:03:33,306 --> 02:03:37,543 in combat sports history, and Lesnar is angry. 2251 02:03:38,210 --> 02:03:41,580 [Michael] He's still got a wound, a scar on his forehead from where Cody 2252 02:03:41,647 --> 02:03:44,450 busted him open back at Backlash, when Cody Rhodes, 2253 02:03:44,517 --> 02:03:47,687 in many people's minds, stole a victory over Lesnar. 2254 02:03:47,754 --> 02:03:52,325 That just ticked this man off and Brock is out for revenge here tonight. 2255 02:03:52,558 --> 02:03:54,559 [Graves] The Beast is ready to feast. 2256 02:04:04,704 --> 02:04:07,106 ["Kingdom" playing] 2257 02:04:07,173 --> 02:04:11,244 [Cody] Wrestling has more than one royal family. 2258 02:04:11,311 --> 02:04:13,313 [crowd cheering] 2259 02:04:26,291 --> 02:04:29,228 [singer] ♪ Adrenaline in my soul ♪ 2260 02:04:29,295 --> 02:04:32,298 ♪ Every fight out of control ♪ 2261 02:04:32,365 --> 02:04:36,568 ♪ Do it all to get them off their feet ♪ 2262 02:04:38,338 --> 02:04:41,273 ♪ Crowd is here, about to blow ♪ 2263 02:04:41,340 --> 02:04:44,277 ♪ Waitin' for me to start the show ♪ 2264 02:04:44,344 --> 02:04:48,681 ♪ Out the curtain, lights go up I'm home ♪ 2265 02:04:48,748 --> 02:04:50,983 [crowd] ♪ Whoa ♪ 2266 02:04:51,451 --> 02:04:54,420 [singer] ♪ And my father said ♪ 2267 02:04:54,821 --> 02:04:56,656 ♪ When I was younger… ♪ 2268 02:04:56,723 --> 02:05:00,692 [Rome] And his opponent, from Atlanta, Georgia, 2269 02:05:00,759 --> 02:05:03,929 weighing in at 222 pounds, 2270 02:05:04,530 --> 02:05:08,401 "The American Nightmare" 2271 02:05:08,668 --> 02:05:12,205 Cody Rhodes. 2272 02:05:12,271 --> 02:05:14,240 [singer] ♪ I built my kingdom ♪ 2273 02:05:14,307 --> 02:05:17,309 [Michael] Yeah. Cody Rhodes is not complaining, he's not made any excuses. 2274 02:05:17,376 --> 02:05:20,946 However, I did talk to WWE medical personnel earlier today 2275 02:05:21,013 --> 02:05:22,281 who told me that Cody Rhodes 2276 02:05:22,348 --> 02:05:25,250 has what's called a distal radius fracture. 2277 02:05:25,317 --> 02:05:28,021 It's a broken arm down in the forearm area. 2278 02:05:28,087 --> 02:05:32,724 Now, you will see-- the doctors are showing me this earlier today. 2279 02:05:32,791 --> 02:05:35,962 On his left arm, that is an exos cast. 2280 02:05:36,029 --> 02:05:37,897 It is made of titanium. 2281 02:05:38,464 --> 02:05:42,634 Now, this is on Cody's arm for strength, support. 2282 02:05:42,735 --> 02:05:45,638 It provides rigid-- rigidity for Cody Rhodes 2283 02:05:45,705 --> 02:05:49,575 to be able to attempt to Battle Brock Lesnar tonight. 2284 02:05:49,674 --> 02:05:50,977 [crowd] ♪ Whoa ♪ 2285 02:05:51,044 --> 02:05:55,580 [Graves] Well, we have seen Cody conquer injury-related adversity in the past. 2286 02:05:55,647 --> 02:05:58,518 Who will ever forget one of the most amazing displays 2287 02:05:58,584 --> 02:06:04,022 of toughness ever in WWE shown by Cody inside Hell in a Cell? 2288 02:06:04,257 --> 02:06:08,527 Unfortunately, I think The Nightmare may have tempted fate once too often. 2289 02:06:08,594 --> 02:06:10,029 [singer] ♪ Here to change the game… ♪ 2290 02:06:10,096 --> 02:06:13,633 [Michael] Look at the smile on the face of Brock Lesnar. 2291 02:06:13,699 --> 02:06:19,272 He's a shark in the water and Cody Rhodes is bleeding profusely, 2292 02:06:19,338 --> 02:06:23,175 and Lesnar realizes it, and he's ready to strike. 2293 02:06:24,544 --> 02:06:26,712 [singer] ♪ I am my kingdom ♪ 2294 02:06:26,779 --> 02:06:29,514 ♪ You tried to tell me what to do ♪ 2295 02:06:29,581 --> 02:06:32,652 ♪ I saw the door and kicked it down ♪ 2296 02:06:32,718 --> 02:06:34,754 ♪ I stepped right over and right… ♪ 2297 02:06:34,821 --> 02:06:35,987 [Michael] I mean-- 2298 02:06:37,522 --> 02:06:39,625 and there is the, uh, the exos cast 2299 02:06:39,692 --> 02:06:41,326 we were telling you about 2300 02:06:42,061 --> 02:06:43,830 on the broken left arm of Cody Rhodes. 2301 02:06:43,896 --> 02:06:45,397 If you're Cody Rhodes, Corey, 2302 02:06:45,897 --> 02:06:49,602 what on earth do you do? I know you got to survive, but how? 2303 02:06:50,001 --> 02:06:53,705 [Graves] Listen, I think in this instance, Cody's guts may actually be a detriment. 2304 02:06:53,772 --> 02:06:56,942 He's got to outsmart Lesnar if that's possible. 2305 02:06:57,043 --> 02:07:01,114 Cody's going to have to win this match by strategy, not by brute force. 2306 02:07:01,580 --> 02:07:03,616 [Michael] Keep the arm away from Brock. 2307 02:07:04,717 --> 02:07:09,054 Brock perhaps the most dangerous man in the history of WWE. 2308 02:07:09,589 --> 02:07:11,723 A smile on his face. Cody looks to, uh, 2309 02:07:12,290 --> 02:07:14,227 play a bit of cat and mouse with Lesnar. 2310 02:07:17,696 --> 02:07:20,299 [Graves] It's a tricky scenario because simultaneously 2311 02:07:20,366 --> 02:07:23,201 Rhodes needs to get close enough to strike Brock Lesnar, 2312 02:07:23,268 --> 02:07:28,241 but also needs to remain far enough away from Brock to not engage completely. 2313 02:07:28,374 --> 02:07:31,344 [Michael] Use his quickness. Cody ducks out of the ring, 2314 02:07:32,378 --> 02:07:35,882 trying to, uh, lure Brock Lesnar out. 2315 02:07:35,947 --> 02:07:37,250 -One. -You wanted to fight? 2316 02:07:38,351 --> 02:07:39,451 -[Eddie] Two. -[Cody] Come on, Brock. 2317 02:07:39,518 --> 02:07:41,687 [Graves] Cody just asked Brock if you want to fight. 2318 02:07:41,754 --> 02:07:45,157 It was like Cody said the magic word and here comes The Beast. 2319 02:07:45,223 --> 02:07:46,526 [Michael] Yeah, and here comes Cody Rhodes, 2320 02:07:46,592 --> 02:07:49,661 and Cody luring, drawing Lesnar into the ring. 2321 02:07:49,728 --> 02:07:52,264 Cody on the attack, but Lesnar now drives him into the corner. 2322 02:07:52,831 --> 02:07:55,433 And Brock Lesnar burying shoulders in the midsection 2323 02:07:55,500 --> 02:07:57,603 of Cody Rhodes, and again and again. 2324 02:07:58,304 --> 02:07:59,304 [Eddie] Three. 2325 02:07:59,371 --> 02:08:01,840 [Michael] Cody huffing for air and a suplex. 2326 02:08:02,375 --> 02:08:04,442 And it looked like Cody landed on the arm. 2327 02:08:05,777 --> 02:08:09,648 [Michael] I believe Cody landed on the arm when he came down off that suplex. 2328 02:08:09,714 --> 02:08:11,784 [Graves] And that's going to happen more often than you would think. 2329 02:08:11,851 --> 02:08:14,187 Any time your back makes impact, 2330 02:08:14,253 --> 02:08:18,357 generally, the human anatomy spreads your arms to mitigate the impact. 2331 02:08:18,424 --> 02:08:19,759 [Michael] Another belly-to-belly. 2332 02:08:19,825 --> 02:08:22,361 [Graves] To spread the impact throughout your body 2333 02:08:22,428 --> 02:08:23,763 which is how you're able to get up. 2334 02:08:23,829 --> 02:08:25,932 [Michael] …this is the first one. This is what we talked about. 2335 02:08:25,998 --> 02:08:27,366 He landed right on the injured arm. 2336 02:08:27,433 --> 02:08:29,335 Now a lot was made this week by, Corey, 2337 02:08:29,402 --> 02:08:33,172 and I guess people who wanted to believe, right, wanted a miracle, 2338 02:08:33,239 --> 02:08:35,641 they were talking about how it's Cody's left arm, 2339 02:08:35,708 --> 02:08:37,076 Cody's right-handed. 2340 02:08:37,276 --> 02:08:38,844 He could use his right hand more often than not. 2341 02:08:38,911 --> 02:08:41,047 But to your point, the left hand comes into play 2342 02:08:41,112 --> 02:08:42,481 so much in this matchup. 2343 02:08:42,548 --> 02:08:45,651 As you see again here for the third belly-to-belly, 2344 02:08:45,718 --> 02:08:48,054 and again to the broken arm of Cody Rhodes. 2345 02:08:49,589 --> 02:08:51,590 [Graves] If a competitor throws a right hand at you, 2346 02:08:51,656 --> 02:08:54,594 it's nature to block it with your left hand. 2347 02:08:54,660 --> 02:08:56,228 -[crowd chanting] -[Graves] Is Cody going to be able 2348 02:08:56,295 --> 02:08:58,297 to play defense in any capacity? 2349 02:08:58,364 --> 02:08:59,898 [Michael] We saw Eddie Orengo go down and check. 2350 02:08:59,965 --> 02:09:02,168 He's the official to check on Cody Rhodes. 2351 02:09:03,536 --> 02:09:06,638 And again, I'm not sure what Cody was thinking. 2352 02:09:06,705 --> 02:09:09,508 You know, take four weeks off, do this match down the road. 2353 02:09:09,575 --> 02:09:10,742 Oh, but wait a minute. 2354 02:09:11,611 --> 02:09:13,346 Cody delivered that with a left hand, 2355 02:09:13,411 --> 02:09:17,583 and now I believe he understands that he could use his cast as a weapon. 2356 02:09:17,650 --> 02:09:19,719 [Graves] Did you just say that thing was made of titanium, Cole? 2357 02:09:19,785 --> 02:09:22,288 [Michael] Titanium, and Lesnar now feeling it. 2358 02:09:22,355 --> 02:09:23,656 Lesnar's stunned. 2359 02:09:23,723 --> 02:09:25,857 Lesnar's eyes rolled in the back of his head. 2360 02:09:25,958 --> 02:09:28,326 Cody Rhodes driving Brock outside the ring, 2361 02:09:28,393 --> 02:09:31,129 and Rhodes realizing he has a chance. 2362 02:09:31,196 --> 02:09:33,232 [crowd cheering] 2363 02:09:33,299 --> 02:09:34,567 [Graves] Cody. 2364 02:09:35,067 --> 02:09:39,538 [Michael] Oh, and again with the cast across the face of Lesnar. 2365 02:09:42,375 --> 02:09:44,277 Rhodes' using it as a weapon. 2366 02:09:44,343 --> 02:09:45,978 Brock's in trouble. 2367 02:09:48,179 --> 02:09:50,383 [Graves] Cody making the climb to the top rope. 2368 02:09:53,753 --> 02:09:57,223 [Michael] Cody with the titanium exos cast. 2369 02:09:57,290 --> 02:10:00,226 [Michael] Into the cover for an amazing victory, 2370 02:10:00,293 --> 02:10:02,128 and Lesnar kicks out at two. 2371 02:10:02,193 --> 02:10:03,862 [Graves] Let's take another look at this. 2372 02:10:03,929 --> 02:10:06,432 Rhodes launching himself to the outside. 2373 02:10:06,499 --> 02:10:08,834 The Beast making contact with our announce table, 2374 02:10:08,901 --> 02:10:12,871 but how freaking tough does Brock Lesnar have to be 2375 02:10:12,937 --> 02:10:15,241 to recover after being battered with that exos cast? 2376 02:10:15,308 --> 02:10:17,543 [Michael] Oh, there it is. Cody Rhodes, Disaster Kick. 2377 02:10:17,843 --> 02:10:23,715 The question is, did Brock Lesnar inadvertently make a strategic error? 2378 02:10:23,782 --> 02:10:25,050 -[Graves] Cody Cutter. -[Michael] Cody Cutter. 2379 02:10:25,116 --> 02:10:26,552 Cover by Rhodes. 2380 02:10:26,619 --> 02:10:29,088 Hook of the leg for the win, and a kick out. 2381 02:10:29,821 --> 02:10:32,023 Did Brock inadvertently 2382 02:10:32,090 --> 02:10:35,527 make a strategic error when he broke Rhodes' arm? 2383 02:10:35,861 --> 02:10:38,597 Because it gave Rhodes a weapon against The Beast. 2384 02:10:38,664 --> 02:10:41,200 [Graves] I'm sure that wasn't Lesnar's thinking at the time, 2385 02:10:41,267 --> 02:10:43,635 but as this match progresses, you might be right. 2386 02:10:43,702 --> 02:10:46,972 It looks like Cody starting to find that magic inside. 2387 02:10:47,039 --> 02:10:49,275 That's the same look we saw in the cell. 2388 02:10:50,942 --> 02:10:53,379 [Michael] Cody Rhodes has Lesnar where he wants him. 2389 02:10:53,446 --> 02:10:55,447 Cross Rhodes to Brock. 2390 02:10:55,981 --> 02:10:59,317 [Graves] Delivering Cross Rhodes, Cody needed to use his left arm. Look. 2391 02:10:59,384 --> 02:11:01,519 [Michael] Trying to fight through the broken arm. 2392 02:11:01,587 --> 02:11:02,922 Lesnar stunned. 2393 02:11:02,987 --> 02:11:05,458 Brock has no idea what hit him. 2394 02:11:05,523 --> 02:11:07,526 Cody Rhodes again… 2395 02:11:07,593 --> 02:11:08,760 Get up, Brock. 2396 02:11:10,096 --> 02:11:15,334 [Michael] …putting Lesnar in position for a second Cross Rhodes. 2397 02:11:15,401 --> 02:11:18,737 [Graves] I cannot believe Cody's doing this again. 2398 02:11:18,804 --> 02:11:20,638 -Hey, Brock, you wanna stop this? -No. 2399 02:11:22,407 --> 02:11:26,379 [Graves] What a tolerance for pain this man has. 2400 02:11:26,445 --> 02:11:29,415 [Graves] That's one of the toughest sons of guns to ever step in a ring. 2401 02:11:29,482 --> 02:11:30,482 Come on. 2402 02:11:33,786 --> 02:11:36,856 [Michael] Cody going for the trifecta perhaps. 2403 02:11:39,125 --> 02:11:42,695 [Michael] And Brock, kimura, kimura, kimura. 2404 02:11:42,762 --> 02:11:44,295 Brock with a kimura… 2405 02:11:45,464 --> 02:11:46,932 You wanna stop this? 2406 02:11:46,999 --> 02:11:49,535 [Michael] …on the bad arm, the broken arm. 2407 02:11:49,602 --> 02:11:51,202 -[Graves] Stop the match, Eddie. -Cody, how about it? 2408 02:11:51,269 --> 02:11:53,138 [Michael] Cody trying to hang in there. 2409 02:11:53,205 --> 02:11:55,607 Trying to make it to the rope but the point is, 2410 02:11:55,674 --> 02:11:57,843 you know damn well Cody's not going to tap. 2411 02:11:57,910 --> 02:12:00,379 Brock Lesnar's going to try to break his arm again 2412 02:12:00,446 --> 02:12:01,513 in this same spot. 2413 02:12:01,580 --> 02:12:04,383 [Graves] Brock is gonna destroy Cody's career. 2414 02:12:04,450 --> 02:12:05,550 [Graves] Stop the match, Eddie. 2415 02:12:05,617 --> 02:12:06,919 Cody's not going to quit. 2416 02:12:06,986 --> 02:12:09,989 [Michael] Cody Rhodes has got too much damn heart. 2417 02:12:10,054 --> 02:12:11,656 [Eddie] Cody, talk to me. 2418 02:12:11,723 --> 02:12:14,160 -[Michael] Cody trying to hang in. -[Eddie] Cody, you want me to ring it? 2419 02:12:14,226 --> 02:12:16,996 [Michael] This is a career-threatening situation. 2420 02:12:18,030 --> 02:12:19,298 Cody, do you give up? 2421 02:12:19,632 --> 02:12:21,534 -No. -What do you say? 2422 02:12:21,599 --> 02:12:22,668 He says no. 2423 02:12:22,735 --> 02:12:26,105 [Michael] Cody trying to-- that's how he beat Brock at Backlash, 2424 02:12:26,172 --> 02:12:27,940 -but not tonight. -Cody, what do you say? 2425 02:12:28,007 --> 02:12:29,308 [Eddie] Cody, do you give up? 2426 02:12:29,375 --> 02:12:31,544 [Graves] The Beast is not gonna fall for it twice. 2427 02:12:32,244 --> 02:12:34,346 [Michael] Cody has yet to tap. 2428 02:12:35,214 --> 02:12:37,316 How much does Rhodes have left? 2429 02:12:37,715 --> 02:12:39,285 The kimura is in again. 2430 02:12:39,351 --> 02:12:41,152 This time, Brock rolls through. 2431 02:12:41,219 --> 02:12:42,420 [Graves] Oh, God. 2432 02:12:42,487 --> 02:12:45,023 [Michael] And now Brock's got all his body weight, 2433 02:12:45,089 --> 02:12:46,826 the pressure to Rhodes. 2434 02:12:46,892 --> 02:12:48,360 [Eddie] What do you say, Cody? 2435 02:12:49,394 --> 02:12:51,362 -No. -[Eddie] Cody, talk to me. 2436 02:12:51,429 --> 02:12:52,998 Do you want me to stop this? 2437 02:12:54,032 --> 02:12:55,468 Cody, talk to me. 2438 02:12:55,534 --> 02:12:56,869 [Michael] Cody's trapped. 2439 02:12:56,936 --> 02:12:59,138 Cody has nowhere to go. 2440 02:13:01,005 --> 02:13:02,641 [Eddie] Do you give up? 2441 02:13:03,075 --> 02:13:04,143 Cody? 2442 02:13:05,009 --> 02:13:06,312 I can stop this. 2443 02:13:08,880 --> 02:13:10,982 [Michael] Cody fading. 2444 02:13:11,717 --> 02:13:13,419 Cody fading. 2445 02:13:15,154 --> 02:13:16,655 Cody, you want to stop this? 2446 02:13:17,255 --> 02:13:18,324 Cody? 2447 02:13:19,724 --> 02:13:21,059 -No. -No. No. 2448 02:13:21,125 --> 02:13:22,527 [Michael] He's still in this. 2449 02:13:22,594 --> 02:13:26,098 How on earth is Cody Rhodes still in this match? 2450 02:13:27,299 --> 02:13:29,869 [Graves] Cody's a danger to himself right now. 2451 02:13:30,102 --> 02:13:33,772 Lesnar has got a Vise Grip in that kimura. 2452 02:13:33,839 --> 02:13:35,875 [Michael] There's no way out of this for Cody Rhodes. 2453 02:13:35,941 --> 02:13:37,509 There's absolutely no way. 2454 02:13:37,576 --> 02:13:39,512 The way that's Lesnar's positioned here, 2455 02:13:39,577 --> 02:13:42,248 there's no way that Rhodes makes it out of the kimura. 2456 02:13:42,313 --> 02:13:44,916 [Graves] At this rate, Brock may fly home with Cody's arm. 2457 02:13:44,983 --> 02:13:47,786 [crowd chanting] Let's go, Cody! 2458 02:13:47,853 --> 02:13:52,491 [Michael] Trying to make it to the rope, but you got to move that massive man. 2459 02:13:52,558 --> 02:13:54,259 Cody is almost there. 2460 02:13:54,326 --> 02:13:59,831 Cody's almost to the bottom rope, but not quite. 2461 02:13:59,898 --> 02:14:02,166 -And he gets there. -[crowd cheering] 2462 02:14:02,233 --> 02:14:03,902 [Michael] You got to be kidding me. 2463 02:14:06,938 --> 02:14:08,139 [Eddie] Cody, talk to me. 2464 02:14:10,509 --> 02:14:13,846 [Michael] Cody made it to the rope to force the break, but… 2465 02:14:15,080 --> 02:14:17,516 [Graves] There's a look of disbelief on Lesnar's face. 2466 02:14:17,583 --> 02:14:18,750 [Michael] There's nothing left. 2467 02:14:18,817 --> 02:14:21,286 I mean, there can't be anything left in Cody Rhodes. 2468 02:14:28,594 --> 02:14:29,862 [Graves] Oh, no. 2469 02:14:31,496 --> 02:14:34,599 [Michael] And Cody, another Cross Rhodes. 2470 02:14:34,666 --> 02:14:35,968 [Graves] How? 2471 02:14:36,035 --> 02:14:38,036 [Michael] Rhodes for the win. 2472 02:14:38,103 --> 02:14:40,973 Oh, my goodness, Lesnar kicked at two. 2473 02:14:45,210 --> 02:14:47,212 Cody Rhodes is not human. 2474 02:14:48,714 --> 02:14:51,450 [Graves] Unfortunately for Cody, neither is Brock Lesnar, 2475 02:14:51,517 --> 02:14:55,254 and The Beast is still in this fight as much as Cody. 2476 02:14:55,853 --> 02:14:59,892 I don't know where Rhodes had the will 2477 02:14:59,959 --> 02:15:03,362 to deliver that Cross Rhodes yet again 2478 02:15:05,030 --> 02:15:07,299 with basically one functional arm. 2479 02:15:09,401 --> 02:15:10,702 -Oh, no. -[Michael] And again 2480 02:15:10,768 --> 02:15:13,371 using the cast as a weapon. 2481 02:15:13,438 --> 02:15:16,342 Trying to bash in the face of The Beast. 2482 02:15:19,244 --> 02:15:21,679 Lesnar trying to power Cody up. 2483 02:15:21,746 --> 02:15:23,248 [Graves] Freakish strength. 2484 02:15:23,816 --> 02:15:26,451 [Michael] This time, he hits with the F-5. 2485 02:15:29,388 --> 02:15:32,191 This is the damnedest match I've ever witnessed. 2486 02:15:33,525 --> 02:15:34,759 Cover by Lesnar. 2487 02:15:34,826 --> 02:15:36,327 [crowd] One. Two-- 2488 02:15:36,394 --> 02:15:39,197 [Michael] Cody Rhodes is surviving. 2489 02:15:43,335 --> 02:15:44,570 [Graves] Look at this. 2490 02:15:44,637 --> 02:15:46,905 Brock Lesnar F-5. 2491 02:15:48,107 --> 02:15:54,580 And somehow, someway, Cody Rhodes is still in this matchup. 2492 02:15:55,179 --> 02:15:58,616 You can hear Lesnar howl "What?" 2493 02:15:58,683 --> 02:16:01,186 when Rhodes kicked out after the F-5. 2494 02:16:01,253 --> 02:16:04,857 [crowd chanting] 2495 02:16:04,923 --> 02:16:08,559 [Graves] And now again, Lesnar looking for the kimura 2496 02:16:08,626 --> 02:16:10,596 on the broken arm of Cody Rhodes. 2497 02:16:10,663 --> 02:16:12,364 And how much does Cody have left now? 2498 02:16:12,431 --> 02:16:15,668 -[Graves] Get in there, ref. -[Eddie] Cody, do you give up? 2499 02:16:15,733 --> 02:16:17,536 [Graves] He's going to take Cody's shoulder next. 2500 02:16:18,237 --> 02:16:19,605 [Eddie] What do you say, Cody? 2501 02:16:21,373 --> 02:16:23,142 -[Michael] Again, Lesnar… -[Eddie] Cody, what do you say? 2502 02:16:24,076 --> 02:16:28,981 [Michael] …with an almost inescapable position here for Cody Rhodes. 2503 02:16:29,048 --> 02:16:30,683 Too far from the ropes. 2504 02:16:30,749 --> 02:16:31,916 -Cody has nothing left. -[bell ringing] 2505 02:16:31,983 --> 02:16:33,252 -[Graves] Thank God. -[Michael] It's over. 2506 02:16:33,317 --> 02:16:34,886 -[Graves] Thank God. -[Michael] It is over. 2507 02:16:34,952 --> 02:16:36,788 -Cody Rhodes. -[Graves] Get Brock off. 2508 02:16:36,855 --> 02:16:39,424 -[bell ringing] -[Graves] Eddie, do something. 2509 02:16:39,491 --> 02:16:43,562 [Michael] You're going to need a damn army to get Lesnar off Cody Rhodes. 2510 02:16:43,628 --> 02:16:45,396 Get in there and do something. 2511 02:16:45,464 --> 02:16:48,133 [crowd booing] 2512 02:16:48,199 --> 02:16:50,368 ["Next Big Thing" playing] 2513 02:16:50,436 --> 02:16:54,373 [Michael] Cody Rhodes never tapped out. 2514 02:16:55,907 --> 02:16:58,710 Cody Rhodes passed out 2515 02:16:59,144 --> 02:17:03,681 in one of the most gutsy performances I have ever witnessed. 2516 02:17:03,749 --> 02:17:05,484 [Graves] I agree with the guts, 2517 02:17:05,550 --> 02:17:10,021 but, Cole, uh, honestly, maybe Cody should've tapped out sooner. 2518 02:17:10,723 --> 02:17:13,157 You have to wonder what sort of irreparable damage 2519 02:17:13,892 --> 02:17:17,062 Cody might have suffered in that matchup just for pride. 2520 02:17:33,579 --> 02:17:35,246 [crowd cheering] 2521 02:17:35,314 --> 02:17:38,082 [Graves] And The Beast Incarnate stands tall 2522 02:17:39,017 --> 02:17:42,353 over a broken American Nightmare. 2523 02:17:47,259 --> 02:17:51,395 [Michael] Cody Rhodes almost found a way, 2524 02:17:56,001 --> 02:17:59,805 but in the end, the most dangerous man in WWE history 2525 02:18:02,007 --> 02:18:05,476 proved to the world why that is. 2526 02:18:05,544 --> 02:18:06,812 [Graves] We need medical… 2527 02:18:14,986 --> 02:18:16,521 [Graves] We need doctors out here. 2528 02:18:16,588 --> 02:18:19,591 ["Next Big Thing" continues] 2529 02:18:29,433 --> 02:18:30,502 ["Prizefighter" playing] 2530 02:18:30,568 --> 02:18:32,270 [Michael] Tonight, Night of Champions is in Jeddah, 2531 02:18:32,337 --> 02:18:36,141 a modern Port City which annually welcomes millions of pilgrims 2532 02:18:36,207 --> 02:18:40,244 from around the world as the gateway for the holy city of Mecca. 2533 02:18:40,312 --> 02:18:44,182 Jeddah, a bustling cosmopolitan seaside city. 2534 02:18:44,249 --> 02:18:47,718 We are here at the Jeddah Dome tonight for Night of Champions. 2535 02:18:48,020 --> 02:18:50,254 Jeddah is different. 2536 02:18:50,322 --> 02:18:52,224 [singer] ♪ A comeback story underdog Knockin' 'em out cold ♪ 2537 02:18:52,290 --> 02:18:53,625 ♪ Pick me up off the floor ♪ 2538 02:18:53,691 --> 02:18:54,993 ♪ Heal the cut Back for more ♪ 2539 02:18:55,059 --> 02:18:56,895 [Michael] Well, this coming Monday night on Raw, 2540 02:18:56,962 --> 02:19:01,366 we are going to crown brand new WWE Women's Tag Team Champions. 2541 02:19:01,432 --> 02:19:03,334 It is a Fatal 4-Way Match, 2542 02:19:03,402 --> 02:19:07,239 pitting Raquel Rodriguez and Shotzi, Bayley and Iyo Sky, 2543 02:19:07,306 --> 02:19:12,010 Sonya Deville and Chelsea Green, and Shayna Baszler and Ronda Rousey. 2544 02:19:12,076 --> 02:19:14,478 [singer] ♪ We on the verge And it feels like greatness ♪ 2545 02:19:14,546 --> 02:19:18,583 [Michael] Let's see a closer look at the baddest woman on the planet. 2546 02:19:22,987 --> 02:19:25,824 The Baddest Woman on the Planet. 2547 02:19:27,325 --> 02:19:31,029 [commentator] We're talking about a woman who changed the entire sports industry. 2548 02:19:31,128 --> 02:19:33,599 She became a household name by defying odds. 2549 02:19:33,999 --> 02:19:35,734 [Ronda] My entire career, 2550 02:19:35,800 --> 02:19:39,103 I've been knocking down doors in judo, in the UFC. 2551 02:19:39,171 --> 02:19:40,439 She's been such a pioneer 2552 02:19:40,504 --> 02:19:43,275 in helping change the way women are treated in sport. 2553 02:19:43,941 --> 02:19:45,743 [singer] ♪ This one goes out To the ladies ♪ 2554 02:19:45,811 --> 02:19:47,713 ♪ Who do big things and go crazy ♪ 2555 02:19:47,779 --> 02:19:49,181 [Ronda] All the women were kind of 2556 02:19:49,248 --> 02:19:52,117 politely asking for permission to change the world. 2557 02:19:52,184 --> 02:19:53,685 That doesn't really work very well. 2558 02:19:53,752 --> 02:19:57,521 [singer] ♪ I'm the one that's doing damage While I'm posing for the cameras ♪ 2559 02:19:59,190 --> 02:20:00,859 [crowd cheering] 2560 02:20:00,926 --> 02:20:02,761 [Michael] Oh, my God. 2561 02:20:02,828 --> 02:20:04,696 The rumors are true. 2562 02:20:04,896 --> 02:20:07,900 Ronda Rousey is here. 2563 02:20:07,966 --> 02:20:11,169 [Paul] WWE signing Ronda Rousey meant 2564 02:20:11,270 --> 02:20:16,041 that everyone's game had to be upped or you were going to be left behind. 2565 02:20:16,141 --> 02:20:18,410 [Graves] Look in the eyes of Ronda Rousey. 2566 02:20:18,476 --> 02:20:20,746 [Ronda] I am the most dangerous woman on the planet. 2567 02:20:20,812 --> 02:20:22,614 [Michael] Oh, my God. Look at the arm. 2568 02:20:23,414 --> 02:20:27,085 The first woman in history to win a UFC championship 2569 02:20:27,152 --> 02:20:28,987 and the WWE Women's title. 2570 02:20:29,154 --> 02:20:34,059 [Graves] She's the baddest woman to headline WrestleMania. 2571 02:20:36,328 --> 02:20:40,431 [commentator] Ronda Rousey wins the Royal Rumble match. 2572 02:20:40,499 --> 02:20:43,402 [Graves] Rousey shocks the world once again. 2573 02:20:43,535 --> 02:20:47,271 [Michael] She wins her first-ever SmackDown Women's Championship 2574 02:20:47,339 --> 02:20:50,108 beating one of the all-time greats. 2575 02:20:50,175 --> 02:20:53,412 [Paul] If you have barriers, if you have glass ceilings, 2576 02:20:54,947 --> 02:20:56,381 don't let Ronda Rousey in 2577 02:20:58,817 --> 02:21:00,351 because she's going to smash them all. 2578 02:21:00,419 --> 02:21:03,387 [singer] ♪ This is an anthem For the champions ♪ 2579 02:21:03,455 --> 02:21:06,024 [Ronda] This is a relay from generation to generation. 2580 02:21:06,091 --> 02:21:08,260 I took the torch and carried it 2581 02:21:08,327 --> 02:21:10,295 and I will continue carrying it 2582 02:21:10,362 --> 02:21:12,331 until it's time for the next person to take it. 2583 02:21:12,396 --> 02:21:15,734 [singer] ♪ This is an anthem For the champions ♪ 2584 02:21:15,801 --> 02:21:17,402 [Ronda] Do you know what's better than money? 2585 02:21:17,936 --> 02:21:19,304 Revenge. 2586 02:21:20,439 --> 02:21:22,808 Let me know when you're ready to break some bones 2587 02:21:22,874 --> 02:21:25,677 -and take over the show. -[Michael] Ronda Rousey told Shayna, 2588 02:21:25,743 --> 02:21:28,246 "It's time for you to be a killer again." 2589 02:21:29,181 --> 02:21:30,849 [commentator] They ruled by fear. 2590 02:21:30,916 --> 02:21:34,152 Many of their opponents have lost before the match even starts. 2591 02:21:34,953 --> 02:21:36,221 [commentator] What the hell? 2592 02:21:36,288 --> 02:21:38,556 Ronda Rousey and Shayna Baszler. 2593 02:21:39,190 --> 02:21:42,327 Raquel Rodriguez, everybody. 2594 02:21:42,394 --> 02:21:44,395 What are you supposed to do with that title? 2595 02:21:46,098 --> 02:21:47,431 Defend it. 2596 02:21:51,570 --> 02:21:53,137 [Michael] We got a lot of big stars here tonight. 2597 02:21:53,205 --> 02:21:57,341 Perhaps the biggest, "The Nigerian Nightmare" Omos, 2598 02:21:57,409 --> 02:22:01,713 one of the largest men on the planet enjoying Night of Champions. 2599 02:22:01,779 --> 02:22:03,982 [Graves] Cole, it's hard to believe as we stare 2600 02:22:04,049 --> 02:22:07,485 at a true wonder of nature in Omos. 2601 02:22:07,552 --> 02:22:10,822 It is Money in the Bank season again. 2602 02:22:10,889 --> 02:22:12,724 [Michael] What would Omos do in Money in the Bank? 2603 02:22:12,791 --> 02:22:14,126 [Graves] I don't think he'd need the ladder, 2604 02:22:14,192 --> 02:22:15,827 but the concept is simple for most. 2605 02:22:15,894 --> 02:22:17,029 You climb the ladder. 2606 02:22:17,095 --> 02:22:20,065 You retrieve the briefcase which contains a contract 2607 02:22:20,132 --> 02:22:24,536 for a championship opportunity at the time and place of your choosing. 2608 02:22:24,669 --> 02:22:27,572 And starting this week, Superstars will be given a chance 2609 02:22:27,639 --> 02:22:30,776 to earn their way into this career-altering match 2610 02:22:31,109 --> 02:22:32,778 beginning this Monday on Raw 2611 02:22:32,844 --> 02:22:35,347 and continuing Friday night on SmackDown. 2612 02:22:35,413 --> 02:22:39,518 And speaking of Friday night on SmackDown big celebration on the way. 2613 02:22:39,583 --> 02:22:40,919 No doubt about it. 2614 02:22:40,985 --> 02:22:44,655 One thousand days for The Tribal Chief. 2615 02:22:44,723 --> 02:22:50,328 Roman Reigns will be in the house to celebrate his epic, historic 2616 02:22:50,395 --> 02:22:53,799 record-breaking reign as champion. 2617 02:22:53,865 --> 02:22:57,469 [Michael] Actually, tonight marks the night that Roman Reigns 2618 02:22:57,536 --> 02:23:00,205 celebrates his 1000th day as champion. 2619 02:23:00,271 --> 02:23:03,275 Sami Zayn, however, wants to ruin the party. 2620 02:23:03,341 --> 02:23:07,979 Coming up next, it is our third of our three main events here tonight. 2621 02:23:08,046 --> 02:23:12,751 Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn defending the undisputed tag team titles 2622 02:23:12,818 --> 02:23:15,487 against Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa 2623 02:23:15,554 --> 02:23:19,891 with Roman's bloodline crumbling around him. 2624 02:23:22,461 --> 02:23:23,962 [tense music playing] 2625 02:23:24,029 --> 02:23:25,730 [Roman] What y'all think was going to happen? 2626 02:23:26,398 --> 02:23:29,067 You thought you were just going to lose in the main event of WrestleMania 2627 02:23:29,134 --> 02:23:30,969 and we weren't going to talk about it? 2628 02:23:31,636 --> 02:23:32,938 [Michael] Stunner. 2629 02:23:33,371 --> 02:23:34,806 Helluva Kick. 2630 02:23:34,873 --> 02:23:36,641 [crowd] One. Two. Three. 2631 02:23:36,707 --> 02:23:39,243 -[Michael] The Bloodline be damned. -[bell ringing] 2632 02:23:39,311 --> 02:23:41,079 [Roman] You come out here. You embarrass me. 2633 02:23:41,145 --> 02:23:45,050 You misrepresent me, The Bloodline, and our family. 2634 02:23:45,117 --> 02:23:46,952 Apologize. 2635 02:23:49,020 --> 02:23:50,322 He's joking right? 2636 02:23:51,021 --> 02:23:52,690 Are you laughing? 2637 02:23:53,225 --> 02:23:54,359 I'd apologize. 2638 02:23:55,527 --> 02:23:57,462 Who's a-- who's a-- who's a clown? 2639 02:24:00,365 --> 02:24:01,633 You gonna do something? 2640 02:24:05,604 --> 02:24:07,506 Hey, man. We apologize. 2641 02:24:10,642 --> 02:24:12,109 We apologize, Uce. 2642 02:24:12,743 --> 02:24:14,512 You give us one more shot. 2643 02:24:14,579 --> 02:24:18,250 We'll bring back the championships to The Bloodline, Uce. 2644 02:24:21,052 --> 02:24:23,755 Wise Man, fill them in. 2645 02:24:23,822 --> 02:24:27,058 The undisputed tag team titles come home 2646 02:24:27,591 --> 02:24:33,598 when Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn 2647 02:24:33,664 --> 02:24:38,970 will lose the tag team championship 2648 02:24:39,037 --> 02:24:43,841 to Solo 2649 02:24:43,909 --> 02:24:48,613 and Roman Reigns. 2650 02:24:53,285 --> 02:24:57,222 Roman Reigns has gone unchecked for far too long, 2651 02:24:57,288 --> 02:25:02,092 and now, Roman, we are going to check you. 2652 02:25:02,961 --> 02:25:06,765 Roman, you psycho. You want these championships? 2653 02:25:06,831 --> 02:25:09,600 You can't have them. 2654 02:25:10,569 --> 02:25:12,002 -["Done With That" playing] -[singer] ♪ Uso ♪ 2655 02:25:12,070 --> 02:25:13,771 [Jey] Y'all so worried about tomorrow night. 2656 02:25:14,239 --> 02:25:17,375 You got a bigger problem standing in front of your face. 2657 02:25:17,442 --> 02:25:19,144 I got this. You know what? 2658 02:25:19,211 --> 02:25:21,213 Acknowledge this. 2659 02:25:21,279 --> 02:25:23,481 He can call himself The Head of the Table all he wants. 2660 02:25:23,547 --> 02:25:28,485 I'm looking at the heart of that table right in front of me, 2661 02:25:29,253 --> 02:25:31,155 but that's not how he treats you, is it? 2662 02:25:32,690 --> 02:25:34,759 Get out. You embarrass me. 2663 02:25:34,826 --> 02:25:38,128 I don't like it when my cousins lose. 2664 02:25:38,196 --> 02:25:40,498 [Kevin] He treats you guys like you're disposable. 2665 02:25:40,565 --> 02:25:42,000 Solo stepped up. 2666 02:25:42,067 --> 02:25:43,401 I'm going to tag you in. 2667 02:25:43,467 --> 02:25:44,703 He uses you. 2668 02:25:45,170 --> 02:25:48,240 Right in front of you is the best damn tag team in the world. 2669 02:25:48,306 --> 02:25:50,975 So when it comes to Jimmy and Jey, The Usos, 2670 02:25:51,042 --> 02:25:55,180 when it comes to the day ones, hey, Uce, I am The Tribal Chief. 2671 02:25:55,247 --> 02:25:57,681 -[tense music playing] -[crowd gasping] 2672 02:25:58,550 --> 02:26:01,553 [crowd cheering] 2673 02:26:05,357 --> 02:26:08,526 [tense music playing] 2674 02:26:11,696 --> 02:26:13,030 Hey, Roman. 2675 02:26:13,797 --> 02:26:15,133 You know it's over, right? 2676 02:26:17,202 --> 02:26:19,537 You know the Bloodline is collapsing 2677 02:26:21,072 --> 02:26:24,309 and it's all your fault. 2678 02:26:29,848 --> 02:26:32,183 [Michael] Owens with a stunner to Reigns. 2679 02:26:32,317 --> 02:26:35,153 [suspenseful music playing] 2680 02:26:40,058 --> 02:26:42,359 Solo, pick him up. 2681 02:26:45,563 --> 02:26:46,865 [Michael] Spear. 2682 02:26:50,969 --> 02:26:53,972 [dramatic music playing] 2683 02:27:36,780 --> 02:27:39,784 ["Head of the Table" playing] 2684 02:28:50,221 --> 02:28:52,223 [explosions bang] 2685 02:28:55,627 --> 02:28:58,229 ["Head of the Table" continues] 2686 02:29:24,556 --> 02:29:30,562 [Michael] One thousand days as champion. 2687 02:29:33,931 --> 02:29:36,100 [Graves] Dominance personified. 2688 02:29:39,804 --> 02:29:45,710 [Michael] The fifth longest reign in WWE history. 2689 02:29:46,077 --> 02:29:47,078 Up next, 2690 02:29:48,446 --> 02:29:54,452 1,027 days set by Pedro Morales 2691 02:29:56,354 --> 02:29:58,422 nearly 50 years ago. 2692 02:30:12,604 --> 02:30:14,372 [Michael] And tonight, you notice 2693 02:30:15,139 --> 02:30:21,011 there are no Usos accompanying Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa to the ring. 2694 02:30:22,313 --> 02:30:26,484 Cracks seem to be erupting within The Bloodline. 2695 02:30:26,918 --> 02:30:29,854 Jimmy Uso last night on SmackDown 2696 02:30:30,588 --> 02:30:34,259 committing blasphemy in Roman Reigns' world 2697 02:30:34,324 --> 02:30:37,462 saying that "I am The Tribal Chief." 2698 02:30:38,329 --> 02:30:42,466 So tonight, Reigns and Solo do it alone. 2699 02:30:44,903 --> 02:30:48,907 ["Head of the Table" continues] 2700 02:30:52,544 --> 02:30:56,614 Roman Reigns has dedicated this matchup to his father, his uncle, 2701 02:30:56,681 --> 02:30:59,517 the Hall of Famers, the great Wild Samoans. 2702 02:31:00,585 --> 02:31:04,622 [Graves] While Roman and Solo may not have the same tenure as a tag team, 2703 02:31:04,689 --> 02:31:08,225 tag team wrestling is something of a family business 2704 02:31:09,726 --> 02:31:11,296 beyond the Wild Samoans. 2705 02:31:11,496 --> 02:31:14,399 Once upon a time, before they were Headshrinkers 2706 02:31:14,465 --> 02:31:17,001 known as the Samoan SWAT Team, 2707 02:31:17,068 --> 02:31:19,804 the Great Samu and Fatu 2708 02:31:19,871 --> 02:31:24,943 who happens to be the father of, yep, Solo Sikoa and The Usos. 2709 02:31:25,208 --> 02:31:28,546 And the SST was infamously led to battle 2710 02:31:28,779 --> 02:31:33,518 by a very young "Wiseman" Paul Heyman. 2711 02:31:41,025 --> 02:31:42,594 [Graves] If Roman and Solo win tonight, 2712 02:31:42,660 --> 02:31:46,029 they may need a brinks truck just to make their entrance. 2713 02:31:48,866 --> 02:31:50,868 [fireworks explode] 2714 02:31:57,108 --> 02:32:01,011 [Michael] Roman Reigns would become the only man 2715 02:32:01,645 --> 02:32:03,982 in WWE history 2716 02:32:04,448 --> 02:32:10,253 to hold four different championships simultaneously 2717 02:32:10,520 --> 02:32:12,590 if he wins this match tonight. 2718 02:32:15,859 --> 02:32:18,930 He has not been pinned or submitted 2719 02:32:19,797 --> 02:32:25,670 since December of 2019. 2720 02:32:27,404 --> 02:32:29,907 [Graves] In a relatively short period of time, 2721 02:32:29,974 --> 02:32:32,443 Solo, the enforcer of The Bloodline, 2722 02:32:32,510 --> 02:32:35,546 has become one of the most feared superstars 2723 02:32:35,613 --> 02:32:37,314 on the WWE roster. 2724 02:32:37,382 --> 02:32:39,216 [crowd cheering] 2725 02:32:47,158 --> 02:32:50,161 ["Fight" playing] 2726 02:33:19,457 --> 02:33:22,460 -["Worlds Apart" playing] -[crowd vocalizing] 2727 02:33:29,466 --> 02:33:30,902 [crowd] Let's go! 2728 02:34:11,776 --> 02:34:15,346 [Michael] Sami Zayn performing in front of family and friends here tonight 2729 02:34:15,413 --> 02:34:17,014 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 2730 02:34:17,081 --> 02:34:20,918 Remember the last time Sami Zayn performed in front of family and friends, 2731 02:34:20,984 --> 02:34:24,387 that was in Montreal when he battled Roman Reigns 2732 02:34:24,455 --> 02:34:26,157 for the undisputed championship. 2733 02:34:26,224 --> 02:34:29,226 [crowd cheering] 2734 02:35:05,029 --> 02:35:07,030 [bell ringing] 2735 02:35:07,098 --> 02:35:09,833 The following contest scheduled for one fall 2736 02:35:10,001 --> 02:35:13,604 is for the undisputed 2737 02:35:13,704 --> 02:35:19,410 WWE Tag Team Championship. 2738 02:35:20,978 --> 02:35:23,614 Introducing the challenger-- 2739 02:35:25,448 --> 02:35:27,451 [crowd booing] 2740 02:35:32,155 --> 02:35:35,026 Ladies and gentlemen, 2741 02:35:36,260 --> 02:35:40,231 my name is Paul Heyman. 2742 02:35:40,765 --> 02:35:44,302 Introducing the soon-to-be 2743 02:35:44,368 --> 02:35:47,738 new tag team champions. 2744 02:35:48,038 --> 02:35:52,743 First, from the Island of Relevancy, 2745 02:35:52,944 --> 02:35:55,680 The Sultan of the Spike, 2746 02:35:56,314 --> 02:36:02,787 ladies and gentlemen, this is Solo. 2747 02:36:03,855 --> 02:36:05,857 [crowd booing] 2748 02:36:17,068 --> 02:36:18,769 Ladies and gentlemen, 2749 02:36:20,805 --> 02:36:24,308 on his 1000th day 2750 02:36:24,375 --> 02:36:27,478 of a historic championship reign… 2751 02:36:27,578 --> 02:36:29,012 That's me. Me. 2752 02:36:29,847 --> 02:36:33,184 …the reigning, defending 2753 02:36:33,251 --> 02:36:37,054 Undisputed WWE 2754 02:36:37,121 --> 02:36:41,859 Universal Heavyweight champion, 2755 02:36:41,926 --> 02:36:47,198 Roman Reigns. 2756 02:36:47,931 --> 02:36:49,500 [crowd booing] 2757 02:36:49,567 --> 02:36:51,068 You don't wanna play? 2758 02:36:51,135 --> 02:36:52,803 So, you're a wise man now? 2759 02:36:52,869 --> 02:36:54,137 [Paul] That's how you do it. 2760 02:36:54,205 --> 02:36:56,207 Like that, that's how you start. 2761 02:36:57,041 --> 02:36:58,676 Magnificent. 2762 02:37:01,846 --> 02:37:04,115 And their opponents, the-- 2763 02:37:04,282 --> 02:37:06,684 [speaking Arabic] 2764 02:37:06,751 --> 02:37:08,752 [crowd cheering] 2765 02:37:11,555 --> 02:37:12,789 [speaking Arabic] 2766 02:37:13,591 --> 02:37:15,626 [crowd cheering] 2767 02:37:15,693 --> 02:37:17,494 [speaking Arabic] 2768 02:37:23,367 --> 02:37:25,770 [crowd cheering] 2769 02:37:27,204 --> 02:37:29,640 [speaking Arabic] 2770 02:37:30,073 --> 02:37:31,676 [crowd cheering] 2771 02:37:32,810 --> 02:37:34,812 [speaking Arabic] 2772 02:37:35,579 --> 02:37:37,414 [crowd cheering] 2773 02:37:37,481 --> 02:37:39,716 [speaking Arabic] 2774 02:37:39,784 --> 02:37:41,786 [crowd cheering] 2775 02:37:42,687 --> 02:37:45,489 [speaking Arabic] 2776 02:37:45,555 --> 02:37:50,328 WWE, Kevin Owens… 2777 02:37:50,394 --> 02:37:51,929 [crowd cheering] 2778 02:37:51,996 --> 02:37:55,666 …with Sami Zayn. 2779 02:37:57,635 --> 02:38:00,003 [Michael] Much better than Mike Rome, much better. 2780 02:38:00,972 --> 02:38:02,672 [Graves] I didn't know Mike Rome spoke earlier. 2781 02:38:02,740 --> 02:38:04,775 [indistinct chatter] 2782 02:38:04,841 --> 02:38:07,645 [crowd cheering] 2783 02:38:17,020 --> 02:38:21,091 [Michael] Sami Zayn says he wants to do nothing more 2784 02:38:22,092 --> 02:38:27,231 than ruin Roman Reigns' 1,000-day celebration as champion tonight 2785 02:38:28,099 --> 02:38:32,235 by beating Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa in this matchup. 2786 02:38:32,703 --> 02:38:35,840 Ladies and gentlemen, 12 of the top 15 hashtags 2787 02:38:35,905 --> 02:38:39,609 on Twitter right now has to do with Night of Champions. 2788 02:38:40,077 --> 02:38:42,179 [Graves] I was just looking, Cole. I think even you're trending. 2789 02:38:42,947 --> 02:38:44,615 [Michael] That can't be good. [chuckles] 2790 02:38:46,517 --> 02:38:47,685 [Michael] So here we go. 2791 02:38:47,752 --> 02:38:52,256 Owens-Zayn against Reigns-Sikoa for the Undisputed Tag Team titles. 2792 02:38:52,555 --> 02:38:53,491 [Graves] We're about to find out. 2793 02:38:53,556 --> 02:38:57,228 Do you think Solo begins this or does he defer to The Tribal Chief? 2794 02:38:57,795 --> 02:38:59,830 [Michael] I think that'll be Roman Reigns' decision. 2795 02:38:59,896 --> 02:39:01,564 [crowd chanting] 2796 02:39:01,632 --> 02:39:05,002 [Graves] And to your previous point about Sami Zayn spoiling Roman's day, 2797 02:39:05,101 --> 02:39:06,937 Sami needs to be focused on the task at hand 2798 02:39:07,003 --> 02:39:09,806 and that's retaining his championships, 2799 02:39:09,874 --> 02:39:12,443 surviving The Tribal Chief and The Enforcer. 2800 02:39:12,510 --> 02:39:15,479 [Michael] Well, Sami Zayn has admitted this is extremely personal. 2801 02:39:15,579 --> 02:39:18,549 He's still holding a lot of stuff in from his time with The Bloodline. 2802 02:39:19,582 --> 02:39:21,552 [Graves] And we've seen that get under the skin of Kevin Owens. 2803 02:39:21,685 --> 02:39:23,320 -[bell ringing] -[Graves] He just wants to fight. 2804 02:39:23,386 --> 02:39:27,992 He just wants to be a fighting champion alongside his long-time best friend. 2805 02:39:28,059 --> 02:39:30,294 [Michael] Yes. KO said, "I'm so sick of The Bloodline, 2806 02:39:30,360 --> 02:39:34,532 "so I dedicate this match to the two pillars of The Bloodline, 2807 02:39:34,598 --> 02:39:35,800 Jimmy and Jey Uso." 2808 02:39:35,866 --> 02:39:38,368 [crowd chanting] 2809 02:39:42,740 --> 02:39:45,643 [Graves] This atmosphere is something to behold. 2810 02:39:46,944 --> 02:39:48,878 We are partying here in Jeddah. 2811 02:39:49,580 --> 02:39:51,582 [crowd cheering] 2812 02:39:53,583 --> 02:39:56,587 [Michael] It's what happens when the best of the world come to town. 2813 02:39:57,387 --> 02:39:59,390 [indistinct chatter] 2814 02:40:03,828 --> 02:40:05,830 [crowd cheering] 2815 02:40:08,132 --> 02:40:13,871 [Michael] Sami Zayn is going to feed off this emotional wave here tonight 2816 02:40:13,938 --> 02:40:15,538 at the Jeddah Superdome. 2817 02:40:15,606 --> 02:40:19,944 [Graves] Sami needs to ride that wave directly across the Island of Relevancy. 2818 02:40:21,511 --> 02:40:27,083 [Michael] Over a year ago, Sami Zayn approached Roman Reigns and The Bloodline. 2819 02:40:27,451 --> 02:40:29,086 Wanted to be a part of the family. 2820 02:40:31,122 --> 02:40:32,890 Worked his way into the group, 2821 02:40:34,324 --> 02:40:36,760 but, finally, after months of abuse, 2822 02:40:37,494 --> 02:40:42,233 decided to turn his back on The Tribal Chief. 2823 02:40:42,966 --> 02:40:46,737 [crowd chanting] Sami Zayn. Sami Zayn. Sami Zayn… 2824 02:41:04,221 --> 02:41:06,090 They wouldn't know who you are without me. 2825 02:41:06,157 --> 02:41:08,591 They wouldn't know who you are without me. 2826 02:41:09,126 --> 02:41:12,029 -[crowd chanting] -Oh they know. 2827 02:41:28,212 --> 02:41:30,214 [crowd booing] 2828 02:41:34,851 --> 02:41:40,791 [Michael] Well, Sami Zayn did call Roman Reigns a "psycho-manipulator." 2829 02:41:42,493 --> 02:41:43,894 [Roman] I should've never let him in. 2830 02:41:45,296 --> 02:41:47,198 I should've never let you in. 2831 02:41:47,698 --> 02:41:49,332 I should've never let you in. 2832 02:41:50,466 --> 02:41:52,169 All you did was use. 2833 02:41:52,235 --> 02:41:53,437 Oh, all I did was use? 2834 02:41:54,238 --> 02:41:59,043 [Michael] But perhaps tonight it's Zayn who's the manipulator. 2835 02:41:59,109 --> 02:42:01,345 [crowd booing] 2836 02:42:02,479 --> 02:42:04,180 [Roman] What are you going to do, huh? 2837 02:42:07,083 --> 02:42:08,519 Let's go. Let's go. 2838 02:42:09,987 --> 02:42:12,323 [Michael] Special counsel better start earning his money 2839 02:42:12,389 --> 02:42:14,324 and get The Tribal Chief under control 2840 02:42:14,391 --> 02:42:16,493 because Roman's about to blow a gasket. 2841 02:42:16,627 --> 02:42:18,462 [Graves] Roman actually did the smart thing 2842 02:42:18,529 --> 02:42:21,865 and stepped to the outside, allowing Solo to handle business, 2843 02:42:22,399 --> 02:42:23,901 lest The Tribal Chief 2844 02:42:23,967 --> 02:42:26,737 makes some sort of error or mistake that could cost them 2845 02:42:26,804 --> 02:42:28,472 the opportunity to be champions again. 2846 02:42:28,538 --> 02:42:30,073 -[Solo shouts] -[crowd booing] 2847 02:42:30,341 --> 02:42:31,708 [indistinct chatter] 2848 02:42:32,576 --> 02:42:34,545 Every week, every month of the year, huh? 2849 02:42:34,912 --> 02:42:36,847 [Michael] Solo has been waiting in the wings, 2850 02:42:37,848 --> 02:42:40,050 playing Enforcer for The Bloodline. 2851 02:42:40,117 --> 02:42:43,821 Tonight is his moment, Corey, to step up to center stage. 2852 02:42:43,886 --> 02:42:46,155 [Graves] We've seen glimpses of the destruction 2853 02:42:46,223 --> 02:42:47,858 that Solo is capable of-- 2854 02:42:47,925 --> 02:42:52,196 he's a very real threat to each and every superstar on the roster. 2855 02:42:52,262 --> 02:42:54,163 And when you've got Roman Reigns 2856 02:42:54,265 --> 02:42:56,433 essentially playing quarterback for this team, 2857 02:42:56,500 --> 02:42:58,802 that is a recipe for ultimate success. 2858 02:43:00,136 --> 02:43:03,741 [Michael] This is an incredible atmosphere at Night of Champions 2859 02:43:03,806 --> 02:43:05,542 -Hey. Come on. Let go. -[Michael] Undisputed tag team titles. 2860 02:43:05,609 --> 02:43:07,778 One. Two. 2861 02:43:07,845 --> 02:43:09,813 [Michael] When Zayn and Kevin Owens went from-- 2862 02:43:09,913 --> 02:43:12,149 Oh, The Usos back at WrestleMania. 2863 02:43:12,216 --> 02:43:13,517 [crowd cheering] 2864 02:43:13,583 --> 02:43:17,421 [Michael] Solo went for an early Spike and Sami able to avoid. 2865 02:43:17,488 --> 02:43:19,123 -[crowd cheering] -It's nothing. 2866 02:43:19,189 --> 02:43:20,189 [Kevin] Spear his ass. 2867 02:43:20,724 --> 02:43:21,692 Shake it off. 2868 02:43:22,826 --> 02:43:23,860 [Kevin] Stay on him. 2869 02:43:23,993 --> 02:43:26,764 [Graves] Reigns commanding Solo to shake it off. 2870 02:43:26,830 --> 02:43:28,265 -And the street champ now. -Two. 2871 02:43:28,332 --> 02:43:30,333 [Graves] Oh, my goodness. 2872 02:43:30,401 --> 02:43:31,734 Three. Four. 2873 02:43:31,802 --> 02:43:34,204 [Michael] Just teeing off on Zayn. 2874 02:43:37,174 --> 02:43:39,176 [crowd booing] 2875 02:43:45,082 --> 02:43:46,917 Come on. Let's go. 2876 02:43:50,721 --> 02:43:53,823 [Michael] Sami with an elbow stops Solo in his tracks. 2877 02:43:54,391 --> 02:43:57,428 Now Sami Zayn with another elbow, this time off the second rope. 2878 02:43:57,493 --> 02:43:58,996 [Graves] Solo down to one knee. 2879 02:44:03,167 --> 02:44:05,936 This is a great strategy if Owens and Zayn can implement. 2880 02:44:06,136 --> 02:44:07,471 Cut the ring in half. 2881 02:44:07,571 --> 02:44:10,374 Isolate Solo if possible, 2882 02:44:10,908 --> 02:44:13,677 and use steady teamwork to wear The Enforcer down. 2883 02:44:13,743 --> 02:44:15,546 [Michael] Well, and feed off the emotion 2884 02:44:15,612 --> 02:44:18,181 of this unbelievable audience here tonight, Corey. 2885 02:44:18,248 --> 02:44:22,052 And the thing for Roman and Solo is slow down the pace. 2886 02:44:22,118 --> 02:44:26,890 Take the crowd out of the match, if that's possible. 2887 02:44:26,957 --> 02:44:27,957 [Graves] If possible. 2888 02:44:28,025 --> 02:44:31,729 However, the WWE Universe needs to be cognizant of the fact 2889 02:44:32,563 --> 02:44:35,532 that it might just incite The Tribal Chief. 2890 02:44:35,599 --> 02:44:37,201 -[Michael] Kevin Owens. -[Graves] Roman is growing angrier… 2891 02:44:37,267 --> 02:44:39,369 -[Michael] Oh. -[Graves] …by the moment. 2892 02:44:39,436 --> 02:44:41,270 [Michael] That'll stop Kevin Owens in his track. 2893 02:44:41,839 --> 02:44:44,641 As Solo Sikoa glances back at Sami Zayn. 2894 02:44:44,707 --> 02:44:45,842 -One. -[Sami] Stay out of this. 2895 02:44:45,909 --> 02:44:47,511 -Two. -[Michael] Headbutt by Solo. 2896 02:44:51,749 --> 02:44:53,751 [crowd chants] Kevin Owens. 2897 02:44:54,618 --> 02:44:58,322 [Graves] Never a wise decision to throw hands with the street champ 2898 02:44:58,389 --> 02:44:59,957 as KO is finding out right now. 2899 02:45:04,862 --> 02:45:07,231 [Michael] The cheap shot. Roman Reigns said, "Uh-uh." 2900 02:45:09,099 --> 02:45:10,167 Chop by Owens. 2901 02:45:15,072 --> 02:45:16,206 Tag. 2902 02:45:16,840 --> 02:45:19,109 [Graves] Solo stood up and here comes Zayn. 2903 02:45:19,176 --> 02:45:22,412 [Michael] Nice drop toehold by Sami. The running senton by KO. 2904 02:45:22,479 --> 02:45:24,280 [crowd cheering] 2905 02:45:24,348 --> 02:45:26,315 [Graves] Fantastic teamwork by The Champions. 2906 02:45:26,383 --> 02:45:28,484 But look out, Reigns from behind. 2907 02:45:29,153 --> 02:45:32,155 [Michael] Picking his spot, a smile on his face. 2908 02:45:32,222 --> 02:45:34,792 [crowd booing] 2909 02:45:37,226 --> 02:45:38,962 -[Michael] And look what Roman did there. -[Graves] Oh. 2910 02:45:39,029 --> 02:45:40,797 [Michael] Look what Roman did there. 2911 02:45:40,864 --> 02:45:45,234 He completely brought Sami out of the game allowing Solo to get back in it. 2912 02:45:45,302 --> 02:45:49,606 Took all these fans out of this matchup and regained control. 2913 02:45:49,672 --> 02:45:50,940 [Graves] Sami was right. 2914 02:45:51,008 --> 02:45:55,712 Roman is a manipulator, but Roman does it in his own favor. 2915 02:45:55,779 --> 02:45:57,848 Case in point, what we just saw. 2916 02:45:57,914 --> 02:46:00,751 [crowd cheering] 2917 02:46:02,351 --> 02:46:06,223 [Graves] Just that quickly the tides have turned in favor of The Bloodline. 2918 02:46:06,289 --> 02:46:07,491 [Michael] And Roman Reigns. 2919 02:46:07,558 --> 02:46:10,294 The official, Dan Engler, dealing with Solo. 2920 02:46:10,359 --> 02:46:12,261 Roman Reigns taking advantage. 2921 02:46:12,329 --> 02:46:15,265 [kid] Go Reigns. Go Reigns. Go Reigns. 2922 02:46:16,199 --> 02:46:19,203 [crowd chanting] Let's go Sami! Let's go Sami! Let's go Sami! 2923 02:46:21,872 --> 02:46:25,876 [Graves] I'm curious to see now if Owens and Zayn can get back on track. 2924 02:46:26,342 --> 02:46:29,546 From the outset, they needed to be flawless. 2925 02:46:31,882 --> 02:46:33,684 A slam by Solo. 2926 02:46:35,485 --> 02:46:36,787 Oh, and a headbutt. 2927 02:46:37,621 --> 02:46:41,692 What we've seen thus far is The Bloodline playing chess 2928 02:46:41,758 --> 02:46:43,794 while The Champions are playing checkers. 2929 02:46:45,295 --> 02:46:47,998 [Michael] Oh, that's the reason that man standing on the apron 2930 02:46:48,064 --> 02:46:50,300 has been champion for 1,000 days. 2931 02:46:50,868 --> 02:46:52,536 That doesn't happen by accident. 2932 02:46:53,770 --> 02:46:56,473 You can complain all you want about the way Roman Reigns 2933 02:46:56,539 --> 02:46:58,876 has kept his titles, Corey, but it doesn't matter. 2934 02:46:58,942 --> 02:47:00,644 He's held them for almost three years. 2935 02:47:00,711 --> 02:47:01,778 [Graves] I'm not complaining. 2936 02:47:01,845 --> 02:47:05,215 My paychecks are a lot bigger with The Tribal Chief running the show. 2937 02:47:06,517 --> 02:47:07,951 [Michael] Headbutt by Solo. 2938 02:47:09,186 --> 02:47:13,857 And now The Bloodline has slowed the pace down. 2939 02:47:13,924 --> 02:47:15,359 [crowd booing] 2940 02:47:15,425 --> 02:47:19,062 [Michael] The Head of the Table is going to come into the ring and do some damage. 2941 02:47:19,128 --> 02:47:21,331 [indistinct chatter] 2942 02:47:21,931 --> 02:47:23,767 [Graves] At this point in his career, 2943 02:47:23,833 --> 02:47:27,037 Roman's confidence is almost otherworldly, 2944 02:47:27,104 --> 02:47:28,872 just dripping swagger. 2945 02:47:28,939 --> 02:47:31,775 Roman knows this is his WWE, 2946 02:47:31,841 --> 02:47:33,844 this is his business. 2947 02:47:36,446 --> 02:47:40,050 [Engler] One, two, three, four. Back it up. 2948 02:47:40,117 --> 02:47:42,118 [Michael] Using almost the full five. 2949 02:47:42,185 --> 02:47:43,587 Thank you. Okay. Come on. 2950 02:47:43,654 --> 02:47:45,622 Hey, don't you dare. Don't you dare. 2951 02:47:47,189 --> 02:47:49,960 Don't you dare. Come on. Get off the hair, come on. 2952 02:47:54,163 --> 02:47:55,164 [Michael] Oh. 2953 02:47:59,069 --> 02:48:00,170 Cover. 2954 02:48:00,237 --> 02:48:01,338 -[Engler] Shoulder's up. -What? 2955 02:48:01,404 --> 02:48:02,805 -Almost… -Shoulder's up? 2956 02:48:02,873 --> 02:48:04,675 -Shoulder is up. -That wasn't even close. 2957 02:48:04,741 --> 02:48:07,311 -I can't-- Well if his shoulders are down -You-- 2958 02:48:07,377 --> 02:48:08,878 If his shoulders are on the ground… 2959 02:48:08,946 --> 02:48:10,847 [crowd booing] 2960 02:48:13,250 --> 02:48:16,752 [Graves] What we're seeing right now is The Tribal Chief playing with his food. 2961 02:48:17,087 --> 02:48:19,623 Roman didn't intend on pinning Sami for three 2962 02:48:19,689 --> 02:48:21,792 with the suplex and the forearm across the face. 2963 02:48:21,858 --> 02:48:22,859 It was an insult. 2964 02:48:22,926 --> 02:48:25,729 It's about insulting the man who betrayed him. 2965 02:48:25,796 --> 02:48:29,132 [Michael] Oh, and those chops by Sami insulting as well. 2966 02:48:29,198 --> 02:48:31,401 Roman delivered a right as he brushes off. 2967 02:48:31,467 --> 02:48:33,837 What do you think? You're The Nature Boy now? 2968 02:48:36,073 --> 02:48:39,142 No, no, no, no. Hey. 2969 02:48:39,910 --> 02:48:41,011 [Graves] Oh, my God. 2970 02:48:41,078 --> 02:48:44,114 [Michael] And now Solo just beating the hell out of Sami Zayn 2971 02:48:44,180 --> 02:48:45,815 right here at our announcer's table. 2972 02:48:45,882 --> 02:48:48,185 -Kevin Owens gets back into the fight. -[Graves] Look out. Oh. Come on. 2973 02:48:48,251 --> 02:48:51,020 Referee, Dan Engler, dealing with Roman in the ring. 2974 02:48:51,088 --> 02:48:52,655 What the hell is he doing? 2975 02:48:52,723 --> 02:48:54,725 [Graves] The size of the hands of Solo. 2976 02:48:56,159 --> 02:48:58,628 Like being punched in the face by a Thanksgiving turkey. 2977 02:48:58,695 --> 02:49:01,598 [Michael] One of the most intense men I've ever witnessed. 2978 02:49:01,664 --> 02:49:05,168 If you stare into the eyes of Solo Sikoa, you see nothing, blank. 2979 02:49:08,238 --> 02:49:10,539 [crowd booing] 2980 02:49:16,613 --> 02:49:22,052 [Michael] Roman continues to play mind games to mock Owens and Zayn. 2981 02:49:22,886 --> 02:49:24,421 This is what Roman does so well, 2982 02:49:24,488 --> 02:49:27,257 able to take his opponent out of their game. 2983 02:49:28,291 --> 02:49:32,496 [crowd chanting] Roman sucks. Roman sucks. Roman sucks 2984 02:49:36,733 --> 02:49:40,403 [Graves] The WWE Universe coming to life here behind Sami Zayn. 2985 02:49:40,470 --> 02:49:42,405 [Michael] Sami with a couple of rights. 2986 02:49:42,472 --> 02:49:44,940 And again, a right hand by Roman will drop Sami. 2987 02:49:47,778 --> 02:49:51,982 [crowd chanting] You suck. You suck. You suck… 2988 02:49:56,987 --> 02:49:58,421 [Michael] Here comes Solo. 2989 02:49:59,723 --> 02:50:02,324 And Roman doing a great job keeping Sami away, 2990 02:50:02,392 --> 02:50:04,528 isolating him from Kevin Owens. 2991 02:50:05,195 --> 02:50:07,731 Come on. Get out, Roman. Come on. You tagged. Let's go. 2992 02:50:07,797 --> 02:50:08,865 You know the rules. 2993 02:50:09,900 --> 02:50:12,735 [Graves] At this juncture, all KO can do is watch. 2994 02:50:12,803 --> 02:50:15,205 Uh-oh. Sami trying to make a break for the corner. 2995 02:50:17,306 --> 02:50:19,176 [Michael] Solo will not allow that to happen. 2996 02:50:19,242 --> 02:50:20,476 Intercepts Zayn. 2997 02:50:20,544 --> 02:50:21,778 [Kevin] Come on, Sami. 2998 02:50:22,813 --> 02:50:24,180 [Michael] Oh, and a Samoan drop. 2999 02:50:25,115 --> 02:50:26,149 [yells] 3000 02:50:27,083 --> 02:50:29,453 [speaking Samoan] 3001 02:50:30,721 --> 02:50:32,389 Tag team champions, bro. 3002 02:50:32,889 --> 02:50:34,224 Tag team champions. 3003 02:50:37,993 --> 02:50:40,731 [crowd chanting] 3004 02:50:51,608 --> 02:50:54,644 [Graves] Solo now applying a vice-like like grip 3005 02:50:54,711 --> 02:50:56,813 to the trapezius muscle of Sami Zayn. 3006 02:50:56,880 --> 02:51:00,951 [Michael] As the WWE fans try to rally Sami. 3007 02:51:01,685 --> 02:51:04,087 Fight through it. Fight through it. Fight through it. 3008 02:51:04,653 --> 02:51:07,257 [Michael] Kevin yelling at Sami to fight through it. 3009 02:51:07,323 --> 02:51:09,659 [crowd cheering] 3010 02:51:14,331 --> 02:51:17,167 [Michael] Solo using the pressure point so effectively. 3011 02:51:18,335 --> 02:51:21,938 Sami back to his feet, trying to create space. 3012 02:51:25,708 --> 02:51:29,346 Again, right outside in front of us, landing on our announcer's table. 3013 02:51:30,046 --> 02:51:31,515 -And Roman Reigns with… -[Graves] Oh, no. 3014 02:51:31,581 --> 02:51:32,916 [Michael] …another cheap shot. 3015 02:51:32,983 --> 02:51:34,083 Sami fighting back. 3016 02:51:34,151 --> 02:51:35,819 Sami Zayn fighting back on Roman. 3017 02:51:39,021 --> 02:51:41,792 [Michael] Solo sent right almost into our laps. 3018 02:51:41,925 --> 02:51:45,295 Now Sami's got a chance, got an opportunity to make a tag. 3019 02:51:45,362 --> 02:51:47,097 Can he get to Kevin Owens here? 3020 02:51:47,964 --> 02:51:51,301 [Graves] Sami Zayn has daylight for the first time in forever. 3021 02:51:53,470 --> 02:51:56,907 [Michael] And again, Solo intercepting. 3022 02:52:00,277 --> 02:52:03,412 [Graves] Solo deceptively fast for an athlete of his size. 3023 02:52:04,881 --> 02:52:07,751 Wasted little time cutting off 3024 02:52:07,818 --> 02:52:10,287 -Zayn's path to Owens. -[Michael] Oh, the cheap shot. 3025 02:52:10,353 --> 02:52:13,723 The superkick to the face drops Owens. 3026 02:52:17,460 --> 02:52:21,064 And now Sami Zayn with no one to tag. 3027 02:52:22,966 --> 02:52:24,333 And what? 3028 02:52:24,634 --> 02:52:25,769 Let's go. 3029 02:52:27,237 --> 02:52:28,305 [Michael] Sami blocks. 3030 02:52:31,308 --> 02:52:33,176 Now Sami building momentum. 3031 02:52:34,811 --> 02:52:36,412 Tornado DDT. 3032 02:52:36,847 --> 02:52:38,547 [Graves] Solo is down. 3033 02:52:41,585 --> 02:52:45,055 [Michael] But again, Kevin Owens was knocked off the apron 3034 02:52:45,121 --> 02:52:46,990 by the kick from Solo. 3035 02:52:47,056 --> 02:52:49,426 Now, Kevin climbs back up the steps. 3036 02:52:53,363 --> 02:52:54,598 He's there to make the tag. 3037 02:52:55,599 --> 02:52:56,966 Tag made to Roman Reigns. 3038 02:52:57,033 --> 02:52:58,768 Tag made to KO. 3039 02:53:00,570 --> 02:53:02,171 And here comes Owens. 3040 02:53:02,239 --> 02:53:03,939 Just keep fighting, Kevin. 3041 02:53:05,609 --> 02:53:08,945 [Graves] So much history between these two superstars. 3042 02:53:09,645 --> 02:53:14,583 [Michael] Oh, goes back to the early days of Roman Reigns' reign as champion. 3043 02:53:15,252 --> 02:53:17,153 Kevin Owens with a clothesline. 3044 02:53:17,220 --> 02:53:18,488 KO fired up. 3045 02:53:18,989 --> 02:53:20,155 Running senton. 3046 02:53:20,223 --> 02:53:22,458 [crowd cheering] 3047 02:53:25,161 --> 02:53:27,430 [Graves] This was the jolt their team needed. 3048 02:53:27,497 --> 02:53:31,001 Kevin Owens now bringing the fight to The Tribal Chief. 3049 02:53:31,801 --> 02:53:34,904 [Michael] And Roman Reigns is reeling on his heels. 3050 02:53:34,971 --> 02:53:36,239 Superkick by Owens. 3051 02:53:36,305 --> 02:53:37,806 Roman dropped to the corner. 3052 02:53:39,876 --> 02:53:41,044 [Graves] Clear the deck. 3053 02:53:41,544 --> 02:53:43,145 [Michael] He was going to go for a cannonball. 3054 02:53:43,213 --> 02:53:45,982 Solo Sikoa sacrificing himself 3055 02:53:46,049 --> 02:53:49,953 so Roman Reigns can retaliate with a clothesline. 3056 02:53:50,020 --> 02:53:51,588 [crowd booing] 3057 02:53:51,654 --> 02:53:56,626 [Graves] And just that quickly, the tides turn again. 3058 02:53:58,895 --> 02:53:59,895 [Sami] Kevin. 3059 02:54:02,332 --> 02:54:05,234 [Michael] The selflessness of Solo Sikoa 3060 02:54:05,868 --> 02:54:08,338 allowed Roman Reigns to take control. 3061 02:54:10,840 --> 02:54:13,944 [Graves] Kevin Owens sending Solo to the outside, 3062 02:54:14,544 --> 02:54:15,812 the momentary distraction. 3063 02:54:15,878 --> 02:54:18,414 [Michael] Oh. Went for the Superman Punch. 3064 02:54:18,481 --> 02:54:20,250 Kevin Owens blocked momentarily. 3065 02:54:20,317 --> 02:54:24,054 Pop-up Powerbomb for the win to retain. 3066 02:54:24,119 --> 02:54:26,021 Kickout at two by Reigns. 3067 02:54:29,591 --> 02:54:32,996 [Graves] Owens wasting no time making the climb. 3068 02:54:33,063 --> 02:54:34,597 [Michael] KO to the top rope. 3069 02:54:34,663 --> 02:54:36,533 Reigns' middle of the ring. 3070 02:54:36,599 --> 02:54:37,967 Frog splash. 3071 02:54:38,467 --> 02:54:40,804 -Cover again. -[crowd] One, two… 3072 02:54:40,869 --> 02:54:42,805 [Michael] And another kickout by Roman. 3073 02:54:44,207 --> 02:54:48,610 The look of disbelief on the face of the Wise Man. 3074 02:54:52,181 --> 02:54:56,586 [Michael] It has been thunderous inside the Superdome in Jeddah 3075 02:54:57,721 --> 02:54:59,655 for the entire Night of Champions, 3076 02:55:00,457 --> 02:55:04,427 but the WWE fans have taken it to another level 3077 02:55:04,493 --> 02:55:07,930 in this Undisputed Tag Team Championship match. 3078 02:55:08,732 --> 02:55:14,269 Roman Reigns celebrating 1,000 days as the undisputed champion is reeling. 3079 02:55:16,006 --> 02:55:19,509 [Graves] Right now, Owens looking to do his best to play spoiler. 3080 02:55:19,576 --> 02:55:21,978 [Michael] Went for the stunner. Solo Sikoa. 3081 02:55:22,412 --> 02:55:23,847 Superman Punch. 3082 02:55:26,082 --> 02:55:27,951 -Cover. -[crowd] One, two… 3083 02:55:28,018 --> 02:55:29,552 [Michael] KO kicks out. 3084 02:55:29,618 --> 02:55:30,820 [crowd cheering] 3085 02:55:34,124 --> 02:55:38,661 [Graves] Take a look at the impact on the Superman Punch 3086 02:55:39,596 --> 02:55:43,466 rearranging KO's teeth, but Owens survives. 3087 02:55:45,068 --> 02:55:46,469 Don't talk to them. Come on. 3088 02:55:46,536 --> 02:55:48,537 -[Paul] Don't talk? -Don't talk to them, sir. 3089 02:55:48,605 --> 02:55:50,607 [indistinct chatter] 3090 02:55:51,940 --> 02:55:54,377 I'm going to be the tag team champion now. 3091 02:55:54,444 --> 02:55:55,445 [Engler] Stay out of this. 3092 02:55:55,511 --> 02:55:57,413 I'm going to be the tag team champions now, 3093 02:55:57,480 --> 02:55:58,680 do you understand me? 3094 02:55:58,748 --> 02:56:00,949 I'm going to be-- I got all the titles. 3095 02:56:05,121 --> 02:56:07,424 [crowd booing] 3096 02:56:08,525 --> 02:56:11,061 [Michael] Sami Zayn said it isn't enough for Roman Reigns 3097 02:56:11,127 --> 02:56:12,996 to just be the Undisputed Champion. 3098 02:56:13,063 --> 02:56:15,532 He needs to come take the tag team gold as well. 3099 02:56:15,598 --> 02:56:20,036 But that's what drives Roman Reigns, to be the greatest of all time. 3100 02:56:21,204 --> 02:56:23,706 [Graves] Money, glory, power. 3101 02:56:23,773 --> 02:56:25,608 -Ooh-aah! -[crowd] Ooh-aah! 3102 02:56:27,077 --> 02:56:29,546 [Michael] Went for the spear. Kevin Owens met him with a kick. 3103 02:56:29,645 --> 02:56:30,646 Stunner. 3104 02:56:32,015 --> 02:56:34,150 -[Graves] Oh. -[Michael] Spear. 3105 02:56:34,884 --> 02:56:38,253 Nearly spearing Owens out of his boots. 3106 02:56:40,689 --> 02:56:45,595 [Graves] The Tribal Chief operating on instinct alone. 3107 02:56:45,662 --> 02:56:47,663 Take another look at this exchange. 3108 02:56:48,364 --> 02:56:53,103 Stunner by Owens, and The Tribal Chief answers 3109 02:56:53,169 --> 02:56:57,073 with a spear that nearly put KO in half. 3110 02:56:57,806 --> 02:57:00,743 [indistinct chatter] 3111 02:57:02,545 --> 02:57:05,215 [Michael] They are rumbling in Jeddah. 3112 02:57:05,280 --> 02:57:06,850 [Paul] Reach for your starter. 3113 02:57:06,949 --> 02:57:09,185 -[indistinct chatter] -[Michael] Solo to the corner. 3114 02:57:09,552 --> 02:57:11,187 -Sami to the corner. -Reach for the tag. 3115 02:57:11,787 --> 02:57:15,725 Reigns and Owens trying to make it to their feet, make tags. 3116 02:57:15,792 --> 02:57:17,560 Critical point of the matchup. 3117 02:57:21,998 --> 02:57:23,966 Solo, Sami, legal. 3118 02:57:27,103 --> 02:57:29,538 [Graves] Zayn the quicker of the two beating Solo to the punch, 3119 02:57:29,606 --> 02:57:31,774 and Zayn is teeing off. 3120 02:57:32,475 --> 02:57:35,345 [crowd cheering] 3121 02:57:35,411 --> 02:57:37,881 [Michael] Sami springboard off the bottom rope. 3122 02:57:37,947 --> 02:57:39,516 Solo knocked over the top. 3123 02:57:49,993 --> 02:57:51,761 Like that national bird. 3124 02:57:51,828 --> 02:57:56,599 The falcon, Sami Zayn, flies and takes out Sikoa. 3125 02:57:56,666 --> 02:58:00,502 -[kid] Let's go, Sami. -[Graves] But at what cost to himself? 3126 02:58:01,104 --> 02:58:03,840 Sami Zayn took an extra few seconds to recover 3127 02:58:03,907 --> 02:58:09,612 after delivering this fantastic dive to the outside, taking out Solo. 3128 02:58:11,347 --> 02:58:12,615 [Michael] Sending Solo back in the ring, 3129 02:58:12,681 --> 02:58:15,118 looking to take advantage of the damage that was done. 3130 02:58:15,185 --> 02:58:16,485 Solo misses widely. 3131 02:58:17,287 --> 02:58:20,189 Oh, no. Sami Zayn, Blue Thunder Bomb. 3132 02:58:20,256 --> 02:58:23,259 Cover. Shoulders down and a kickout at two. 3133 02:58:27,830 --> 02:58:31,301 [crowd chanting] Sami Zayn. Sami Zayn. Sami Zayn. 3134 02:58:34,170 --> 02:58:35,171 [Graves] Look at this. 3135 02:58:35,238 --> 02:58:38,841 An impressive power display by Sami Zayn, of all people, 3136 02:58:38,908 --> 02:58:43,446 the Blue Thunder Bomb, and at two and nine-tenths Solo escapes. 3137 02:58:43,512 --> 02:58:47,116 [Michael] The longer this match goes, who's it favor? 3138 02:58:48,318 --> 02:58:51,955 [Graves] Sami Zayn has never been afraid to take a match into deep water. 3139 02:58:52,020 --> 02:58:53,189 Nor has Kevin Owens. 3140 02:58:53,256 --> 02:58:57,359 It hasn't been necessary yet for Solo, and Reigns can go all day. 3141 02:58:57,427 --> 02:58:59,329 I don't have an honest answer for you. 3142 02:58:59,394 --> 02:59:02,030 I think the real winner is the WWE Universe. 3143 02:59:02,098 --> 02:59:04,000 [Michael] And Sami Zayn's in position 3144 02:59:04,067 --> 02:59:07,403 as Solo Sikoa tries to drag himself up at the corner. 3145 02:59:07,470 --> 02:59:10,873 Sami Zayn looking for the move that won him the tag team titles. 3146 02:59:10,939 --> 02:59:14,377 Went for the Helluva Kick. Ran into a superkick by Solo. 3147 02:59:16,378 --> 02:59:18,214 Looking for the Samoan Spike. 3148 02:59:19,015 --> 02:59:20,216 Sami countered. 3149 02:59:23,453 --> 02:59:24,621 Exploder. 3150 02:59:27,023 --> 02:59:29,058 Oh, no. Solo's in trouble. 3151 02:59:32,328 --> 02:59:33,796 [Michael] Helluva Kick. 3152 02:59:34,964 --> 02:59:37,300 -Sami Zayn for the win. -[crowd] One, two… 3153 02:59:37,800 --> 02:59:39,936 [Michael] Roman Reigns saving the matchup. 3154 02:59:47,577 --> 02:59:51,881 [Graves] A desperate Roman Reigns keeping the matchup alive. 3155 02:59:52,615 --> 02:59:54,150 Roman, hey. You made your save… 3156 02:59:54,216 --> 02:59:55,618 -Shut your mouth. -Roman, hey. 3157 02:59:55,685 --> 02:59:57,787 Roman. Get off. Hey. Get out the ring. 3158 02:59:57,854 --> 02:59:59,956 [Michael] Now Roman is teeing off on Zayn. 3159 03:00:01,056 --> 03:00:03,225 -Shut your mouth. -[Michael] A frustrated Roman. 3160 03:00:03,293 --> 03:00:06,229 You made your save. Now, get out. That's your save. Get out. 3161 03:00:07,997 --> 03:00:10,033 [Graves] The referee trying to warn Roman but-- 3162 03:00:10,099 --> 03:00:12,001 [Michael] Well, Roman is not the legal man. 3163 03:00:12,068 --> 03:00:15,671 Roman made the save of the matchup and never made a tag. 3164 03:00:16,506 --> 03:00:20,810 The official letting a lot go in this matchup. 3165 03:00:20,877 --> 03:00:22,878 Zayn almost ran into the referee. 3166 03:00:22,945 --> 03:00:27,116 -[Graves] Oh! -[Michael] Spear to the official. 3167 03:00:34,957 --> 03:00:36,559 What's wrong with this guy? 3168 03:00:36,659 --> 03:00:38,661 Dan Engler may be out cold. 3169 03:00:39,329 --> 03:00:40,529 Hey. 3170 03:00:44,801 --> 03:00:47,937 [Graves] We see, again, obviously, unintentional contact, 3171 03:00:48,003 --> 03:00:52,708 Reigns was gunning for Sami Zayn and instead took out our official. 3172 03:00:52,775 --> 03:00:55,010 But now, keep your eyes on Zayn. 3173 03:00:57,046 --> 03:00:59,282 [Michael] Sami is locked and loaded. 3174 03:01:00,283 --> 03:01:02,585 Superman Punch to Roman. 3175 03:01:03,985 --> 03:01:06,189 [Graves] The Tribal Chief is down. 3176 03:01:12,295 --> 03:01:17,767 Sami now has acquired his target. 3177 03:01:19,135 --> 03:01:21,170 Superman Punch from Roman. 3178 03:01:31,146 --> 03:01:32,314 KO with a spear. 3179 03:01:32,914 --> 03:01:35,618 Roman's own offense being used against him. 3180 03:01:36,519 --> 03:01:39,989 There's no official, all hell has broken loose. 3181 03:01:40,055 --> 03:01:41,323 [Graves] Reigns in retreat, 3182 03:01:41,891 --> 03:01:46,028 and Owens dribbling Roman's skull off the announce desk. 3183 03:01:46,863 --> 03:01:48,498 [Michael] Now into the steps. 3184 03:01:53,403 --> 03:01:55,537 [Graves] KO surveying the scene, 3185 03:01:56,739 --> 03:01:59,041 looking for weapons of opportunity. 3186 03:02:01,043 --> 03:02:03,212 [Michael] Why one table when you got two? 3187 03:02:08,751 --> 03:02:12,521 [Graves] What does KO have in store for The Tribal Chief? 3188 03:02:13,856 --> 03:02:15,892 -[Michael] Oh, wait a minute. -[Graves] Jimmy and Jey. 3189 03:02:15,957 --> 03:02:17,393 [Michael] The Usos are here. 3190 03:02:17,827 --> 03:02:20,028 Jimmy and Jey attacking Kevin Owens. 3191 03:02:21,663 --> 03:02:24,332 Again, there's no official to see any of this. 3192 03:02:24,767 --> 03:02:27,235 KO was about to do damage to Roman. 3193 03:02:28,037 --> 03:02:31,274 His cousins, Jimmy and Jey, saving The Tribal Chief. 3194 03:02:31,641 --> 03:02:34,577 [Graves] And KO now just being a victim of a mugging. 3195 03:02:34,644 --> 03:02:36,912 They just put the announce desk on Owens. 3196 03:02:36,979 --> 03:02:38,981 [Michael] The Usos burying Kevin Owens, 3197 03:02:39,549 --> 03:02:41,951 now turning their attention to Sami Zayn. 3198 03:02:43,385 --> 03:02:45,020 [Graves] Sami is outnumbered. 3199 03:02:46,589 --> 03:02:47,890 [Michael] Superkick. 3200 03:02:49,058 --> 03:02:50,393 Superkick. 3201 03:02:53,095 --> 03:02:54,497 -Oh, no. -[Graves] Oh, no. 3202 03:03:03,206 --> 03:03:05,975 [Michael] Oh, my God. 3203 03:03:06,042 --> 03:03:09,110 [crowd cheering] 3204 03:03:13,815 --> 03:03:15,117 Why are you here? 3205 03:03:15,551 --> 03:03:17,420 Who told you to come here. 3206 03:03:17,487 --> 03:03:19,020 We're just trying to help you out. 3207 03:03:20,957 --> 03:03:21,991 Look. 3208 03:03:23,426 --> 03:03:24,627 Uce, chill. 3209 03:03:25,094 --> 03:03:26,261 We're just trying to help. 3210 03:03:26,329 --> 03:03:28,130 -You touching me? -We're just trying to help, man. 3211 03:03:28,197 --> 03:03:30,399 -You can't help nobody. Why are you here? -We're just trying to help. 3212 03:03:30,933 --> 03:03:32,234 Why are you touching me? 3213 03:03:32,301 --> 03:03:33,603 Let it go, Uce. 3214 03:03:33,669 --> 03:03:35,637 -I always touch you. -Now you wanna… 3215 03:03:35,705 --> 03:03:37,974 -I always touch you. -There ain't no day one no more. 3216 03:03:38,039 --> 03:03:40,276 There ain't no day one no more. You understand me? 3217 03:03:40,342 --> 03:03:41,811 Get out of my ring. 3218 03:03:42,712 --> 03:03:44,680 -[Michael] Oh, no! -[crowd cheering] 3219 03:03:44,747 --> 03:03:46,448 Jimmy just superkicked Roman. 3220 03:03:48,451 --> 03:03:50,219 [Graves] Jimmy, what did you do? 3221 03:03:55,491 --> 03:03:58,127 Whatchu doing? Whatchu doing? 3222 03:03:59,161 --> 03:04:00,496 Why did you do that? 3223 03:04:00,563 --> 03:04:01,731 Hey. 3224 03:04:01,796 --> 03:04:03,466 You can't do that, you hear me? 3225 03:04:03,533 --> 03:04:05,234 You got to do better than that? 3226 03:04:05,868 --> 03:04:07,135 Why you do that? 3227 03:04:08,804 --> 03:04:09,805 Come on, man! 3228 03:04:10,907 --> 03:04:12,241 Let's go! 3229 03:04:14,443 --> 03:04:16,812 Listen to me. Listen to me. 3230 03:04:17,580 --> 03:04:19,015 Listen to me, Uce. 3231 03:04:19,081 --> 03:04:23,085 I'm doing what you should've done a long time ago. 3232 03:04:23,719 --> 03:04:24,720 I got you. 3233 03:04:25,821 --> 03:04:27,490 -[Graves] Oh, my God. -[crowd cheering] 3234 03:04:27,556 --> 03:04:30,293 [screaming] 3235 03:04:31,726 --> 03:04:32,728 Come on! 3236 03:04:34,764 --> 03:04:36,032 It's me and you now. 3237 03:04:36,799 --> 03:04:38,301 It's me and you now. 3238 03:04:39,035 --> 03:04:40,169 We the ones, not him. 3239 03:04:40,903 --> 03:04:42,939 I'm your brother, not him. 3240 03:04:43,839 --> 03:04:45,574 I would never do you like that. 3241 03:04:45,641 --> 03:04:48,844 I would never treat you like that, I'm your brother. 3242 03:04:49,878 --> 03:04:50,880 We got to go. 3243 03:04:51,814 --> 03:04:52,814 We got to go. 3244 03:04:53,181 --> 03:04:55,350 Uce, we got to go. 3245 03:04:55,785 --> 03:04:56,786 We gotta go. 3246 03:04:57,687 --> 03:04:58,688 Come on. 3247 03:05:01,924 --> 03:05:03,492 Come on, Uce. We gotta go. 3248 03:05:09,098 --> 03:05:11,767 [crowd cheering] 3249 03:05:12,467 --> 03:05:13,469 Let's go. 3250 03:05:13,936 --> 03:05:15,671 -We got to go, Uce. -[Jey screams] 3251 03:05:15,738 --> 03:05:17,539 [Jimmy] We got to go. Come on, Uce. 3252 03:05:18,039 --> 03:05:19,041 Come on. 3253 03:05:19,742 --> 03:05:22,845 [Michael] The Usos have gone and done it now. 3254 03:05:26,448 --> 03:05:27,984 Solo is back to his feet. 3255 03:05:28,050 --> 03:05:30,019 Kevin Owens with a stunner. 3256 03:05:30,086 --> 03:05:33,255 Solo Sikoa, remember, he's the legal man in all this. 3257 03:05:33,823 --> 03:05:35,658 Helluva Kick by Sami. 3258 03:05:38,094 --> 03:05:39,829 -Here's the cover. -[crowd] One, two, three. 3259 03:05:39,894 --> 03:05:41,564 [Michael] But there's no official. 3260 03:05:41,631 --> 03:05:43,866 -[Graves] Now, there is. -[crowd] One, two, three. 3261 03:05:43,933 --> 03:05:46,601 -[Michael] Sami and Kevin retain. -[bell rings] 3262 03:05:47,737 --> 03:05:53,142 [Rome] Here are your winners and still the undisputed 3263 03:05:53,208 --> 03:05:56,912 WWE Tag Team Champions, 3264 03:05:57,446 --> 03:06:02,217 Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn. 3265 03:06:02,284 --> 03:06:05,287 ["Worlds Apart" playing] 3266 03:06:06,188 --> 03:06:08,424 [Graves] Cole, what the hell we did just see? 3267 03:06:10,091 --> 03:06:13,128 What did we just see? What did The Usos just do? 3268 03:06:17,533 --> 03:06:18,600 [Jey] What you do? 3269 03:06:19,100 --> 03:06:20,169 What you do? 3270 03:06:23,105 --> 03:06:26,008 [Michael] As Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn celebrate 3271 03:06:27,076 --> 03:06:31,279 and Roman Reigns tries to figure out what the hell happened, 3272 03:06:32,314 --> 03:06:33,649 the question is, 3273 03:06:34,417 --> 03:06:39,521 has The Bloodline finally imploded? 3274 03:07:06,314 --> 03:07:08,250 [crowd cheering] 3275 03:07:11,252 --> 03:07:13,655 [Michael] Well, again, ladies and gentlemen, this was… 3276 03:07:16,525 --> 03:07:20,096 The Usos came to help out Roman and Solo. 3277 03:07:20,162 --> 03:07:21,363 Get out of my way! 3278 03:07:21,430 --> 03:07:23,766 [Michael] They took Solo out, Roman upset. 3279 03:07:23,832 --> 03:07:25,434 Jimmy delivered a superkick. 3280 03:07:30,405 --> 03:07:32,440 I guess it finally all caught up… 3281 03:07:32,508 --> 03:07:33,743 I got you. 3282 03:07:34,543 --> 03:07:36,244 [crowd cheering] 3283 03:07:36,312 --> 03:07:37,546 [Michael] …to Jimmy Uso, 3284 03:07:38,614 --> 03:07:41,050 and as his brother Jey looked on. 3285 03:07:48,556 --> 03:07:53,429 [Graves] A Helluva Kick to Solo and still. 3286 03:07:53,496 --> 03:07:55,564 [crowd] One, two, three. 3287 03:07:55,631 --> 03:07:57,332 -[crowd cheering] -[bell rings] 3288 03:08:00,202 --> 03:08:03,005 [Michael] Is the damage irreparable? 3289 03:08:09,945 --> 03:08:13,516 Was it the superkick or superkicks 3290 03:08:13,983 --> 03:08:16,418 that ended a dynasty? 3291 03:08:22,158 --> 03:08:24,827 As Kevin and Sami celebrate. 3292 03:08:25,928 --> 03:08:29,030 Good night, everybody, from Night of Champions 3293 03:08:29,664 --> 03:08:32,301 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. 3294 03:08:32,368 --> 03:08:33,368 You want them? 3295 03:08:33,435 --> 03:08:35,270 You can't have them. 3296 03:08:35,337 --> 03:08:38,340 ["Worlds Apart" playing] 3297 03:09:07,269 --> 03:09:08,636 [upbeat music playing] 3298 03:09:08,704 --> 03:09:12,675 [Michael] From the Banks of the Red sea, the cradle of civilization, 3299 03:09:12,741 --> 03:09:16,377 you are looking live at the Jeddah Superdome. 3300 03:09:17,046 --> 03:09:20,282 [Graves] It is a night where we will experience a triple main event. 3301 03:09:25,487 --> 03:09:28,390 [Michael] The new World Heavyweight Champion will be crowned. 3302 03:09:28,457 --> 03:09:34,063 Seth Rollins, AJ Styles look to make history in Saudi Arabia. 3303 03:09:36,198 --> 03:09:39,368 [singer] ♪ Yeah Those lips never miss point blank ♪ 3304 03:09:40,169 --> 03:09:42,371 ♪ One kiss puttin' money in the bank ♪ 3305 03:09:42,938 --> 03:09:45,241 ♪ I’m yours till they dig my grave ♪ 3306 03:09:45,306 --> 03:09:49,545 ♪ Until that day I'll be your prizefighter ♪ 3307 03:09:49,612 --> 03:09:52,348 ♪ I ain't ever gonna tire ♪ 3308 03:09:52,413 --> 03:09:55,918 ♪ Gonna face that fire all night ♪ 3309 03:09:55,984 --> 03:09:58,753 ♪ I'm gonna win 'Cause I got you ringside ♪ 3310 03:09:58,821 --> 03:10:02,258 [Michael] Wait a minute. Zoey Stark with the Z-360. 3311 03:10:03,025 --> 03:10:04,359 Stratusfaction. 3312 03:10:04,726 --> 03:10:06,929 [singer] ♪ Face that fire all night ♪ 3313 03:10:06,996 --> 03:10:09,865 ♪ I'm gonna win 'Cause I got you ringside ♪ 3314 03:10:20,609 --> 03:10:23,212 ♪ I'll be your prizefighter ♪ 3315 03:10:23,278 --> 03:10:26,047 ♪ I ain't ever gonna tire ♪ 3316 03:10:26,115 --> 03:10:29,484 ♪ Gonna face that fire all night ♪ 3317 03:10:29,551 --> 03:10:32,488 ♪ I'm gonna win 'Cause I got you ringside ♪ 3318 03:10:32,554 --> 03:10:34,456 ♪ I'll be your prizefighter ♪ 3319 03:10:34,523 --> 03:10:37,259 ♪ I ain't ever gonna tire ♪ 3320 03:10:37,326 --> 03:10:40,829 ♪ Gonna face that fire all night ♪ 3321 03:10:40,895 --> 03:10:43,832 ♪ I'm gonna win 'Cause I got you ringside ♪ 3322 03:10:43,899 --> 03:10:46,201 You don't stand an absolute chance. 3323 03:10:46,268 --> 03:10:48,403 [Michael] Dominik created the distraction 3324 03:10:48,770 --> 03:10:51,840 Rhea Ripley retains the Women's Championship. 3325 03:10:52,274 --> 03:10:55,010 [singer] ♪ I'm gonna win 'Cause I got you ringside ♪ 3326 03:10:56,244 --> 03:10:58,012 ♪ 'Cause I got you ringside ♪ 3327 03:10:58,881 --> 03:11:00,649 ♪ 'Cause I got you ringside ♪ 3328 03:11:01,850 --> 03:11:03,319 ♪ 'Cause I got you ringside ♪ 3329 03:11:03,385 --> 03:11:06,255 ♪ I'm gonna win 'Cause I got you ringside ♪ 3330 03:11:07,389 --> 03:11:09,358 ♪ 'Cause I got you ringside ♪ 3331 03:11:10,159 --> 03:11:11,961 ♪ 'Cause I got you ringside ♪ 3332 03:11:12,994 --> 03:11:14,896 ♪ 'Cause I got you ringside ♪ 3333 03:11:14,964 --> 03:11:17,666 ♪ I'm gonna win 'Cause I got you ringside ♪ 3334 03:11:23,671 --> 03:11:24,974 [Michael] Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn 3335 03:11:25,641 --> 03:11:31,180 look to retain their titles against Roman Reigns and Solo Sikoa. 3336 03:11:31,246 --> 03:11:33,549 [upbeat music playing] 3337 03:11:33,615 --> 03:11:35,717 [singer] ♪ Ain't nobody ever goin' half-speed ♪ 3338 03:11:35,784 --> 03:11:38,587 ♪ Ain't nobody ever gonna pass me ♪ 3339 03:11:38,653 --> 03:11:40,788 ♪ Everything I got, always on the line ♪ 3340 03:11:40,856 --> 03:11:43,125 ♪ Every day a hill that I gotta climb ♪ 3341 03:11:43,525 --> 03:11:45,728 ♪ Any minute could be the minute I'll make it ♪ 3342 03:11:45,794 --> 03:11:48,262 ♪ You're gonna have to kill me If you wanna take it ♪ 3343 03:11:48,330 --> 03:11:50,933 ♪ Brace for impact, I'm runnin' in ♪ 3344 03:11:51,065 --> 03:11:53,234 ♪ We gonna tear it down And then do it again ♪ 3345 03:11:56,739 --> 03:11:58,907 ♪ Everybody wanna be the GOAT now ♪ 3346 03:11:58,974 --> 03:12:01,276 ♪ Everybody lookin' for the dope sound ♪ 3347 03:12:01,342 --> 03:12:03,278 ♪ Play to win While you play the fool ♪ 3348 03:12:03,345 --> 03:12:06,280 ♪ Hard work beats luck, homie That's the rule ♪ t ♪